Victor Scvortov (born 30 March 1988) is a
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnist ...
n-born
Emirati judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...
. He originally represented his birth nation in international events, but he moved to the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at ...
along with two other Moldovan judoka in 2013. He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics in the
men's 73 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by
Shohei Ono.
He also competed in the
men's 73 kg event at the
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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1988 births
Living people
Moldovan male judoka
Emirati male judoka
Olympic judoka for the United Arab Emirates
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for the United Arab Emirates
Asian Games medalists in judo
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Emirati people of Moldovan descent
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