Gideon van Zyl (born 24 November 1989 in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by p ...

) is a South African judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by

Rustam Orujov Rustam Orujov (born 4 October 1991) is an Azerbaijani judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Gideon van Zyl in the second round, he was eliminated by Mansur Isaev in the third round. He won t ...

in the second round.

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1989 births Living people South African male judoka Olympic judoka for South Africa Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics South African people of Dutch descent Afrikaner people Sportspeople from Johannesburg Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games African Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games silver medalists for South Africa Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-judo-bio-stub