Madina Taimazova

Russian judoka (born 1999)

Madina Taymazova
Personal information
Birth nameМадина Андреевна Таймазова
Full nameMadina Andreyevna Taymazova
Born (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 24)
Sunzha, Prigorodny District, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Military career
Allegiance Russia
Service/branchRussian Armed Forces
Rank Warrant officer[1]
Sport
CountryRussia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
World Champ.7th (2023)
European Champ.Silver (2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍70 kg
Representing the IJF
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍70 kg
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doha ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍70 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Győr ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Maribor ‍–‍70 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sarajevo ‍–‍70 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Vantaa ‍–‍70 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF21422
JudoInside.com95746
Updated on 31 March 2024.

Madina Andreyevna Taymazova (Russian: Мадина Андреевна Таймазова, IPA: [mɐˈdʲinə tɐɪ̯ˈmazəvə]; born 30 June 1999) is a Russian judoka of Ossetian ethnicity.[2] In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Career

In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Judo Championships held in Győr, Hungary.[4] She won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[5]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7]

Personal life

Taymazova is a warrant officer of the Russian Armed Forces and a member of the army sports club CSKA Moscow.[1]

In 2022, Taymazova made photos in front of a poster depicting Putin and pro-war slogans.[8][9] In October 2022, she participated in the Russian Club Judo Championships held on the occasion of Putin's 70th birthday and shared photos from the championships on her Instagram account.[10][non-primary source needed] She also organized trainings for children deported from Russian-occupied territories.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Happy birthday, Madina Taimazova!". CSKA.ru (in Russian). 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Мадина Таймазова выиграла кубок Европы по дзюдо". 15-Й РЕГИОН (in Russian). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2018 European U23 Judo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 World Judo Championships results". judolive01.lb.judobase.org. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ Gillen, Nancy (12 January 2021). "Four-time world champion Agbegnenou earns gold at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ [https://twitter.com/tribunaua/status/1720422697639850285 Taymazova's photos in front of a propaganda poster], Tribuna.com on Twitter, 3 November 2023 (in Ukrainian).
  9. ^ Російські дзюдоїсти збираються на Чемпіонат Європи в «нейтральному» статусі. Частина з них — чинні військові, які підтримують війну й особисто путіна. Розслідування «Бабеля», Babel, 12 October 2023 (in Ukrainian).
  10. ^ Явара-сила!!! 🥇☝🏻 #грозный2022#КлубныйЧемпионатРоссии#YawaraNeva, Taymazova's Instagram profile, 11 October 2022.
  11. ^ Міжнародна федерація дзюдо привітала Таймазову з перемогою на «Grand slam». Росіянка тренувала депортованих українських дітей, Tribuna.com, 26 October 2023 (in Ukrainian).

External links

  • Madina Taimazova at the International Judo FederationEdit on Wikidata
  • Madina Taimazova at JudoInside.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Madina Taimazova at AllJudo.net (in French)Edit on Wikidata
  • Madina Taimazova at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Madina Taimazova at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Madina Taimazova at The-Sports.org Edit this at Wikidata
  • Madina Taimazova on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata


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