Dzhafar Beslanovich Kostoev (, born 28 April 1999) is a Russian

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who represents the

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on the international circuit. 2024 Olympian. 2018 Russian national champion. 2022 Asian champion.

Sport career

Kostoev started judo at the age of six under his first coach Ruslan Aksagov in

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. Dzhafar has won distinction in international competition. He won three Cadet European cups in 2016, also he won the gold medal at the

2016 European Cadet Judo Championships The 2016 European Cadet Judo Championships is an edition of the European Cadet Judo Championships, organised by the International Judo Federation. It was held in Vantaa, Finland from 1 to 3 July 2016. The final day of competition featured team ev ...

at 90 kg. In September 2017, he finished at the third place at the Kanō Jigorō international held in

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. In 2018, he won the senior Russian National Championships. Since 2022 he started representing

and took the gold medal from the

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at 100 kg. In 2023, he earned silver medals at the

Grand Slam Paris The Paris Grand Slam (Super ''A-Tournament Tournoi de Paris'' until 2004, ''Super World Cup Tournoi de Paris'' until 2008) is an international, judo competition held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, as part of the IJF World Tour ...

and Grand Slam Astana as well as bronze medal at the Grand Slam Tashkent. At the

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he finished in the 9th place.

Achievements

* 2016 Cadet European Championships * 2017 Kanō Jigorō tournament * 2018 Russian National Championships * 2022 Asian Championships * 2023 Grand Slam Paris * 2023 Grand Slam Tashkent * 2023 Grand Slam Astana

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Dzhafar Kostoev
on JudoTV.com 1999 births Living people Emirati male judoka Russian male judoka 21st-century Russian sportsmen Russian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates {{UnitedArabEmirates-judo-bio-stub