Dzhafar Kostoev
{{Short description|Emirati judoka (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox judoka
| name = Dzhafar Kostoev
| image =
| native_name = Джафар Бесланович Костоев
| full_name = Dzhafar Beslanovich Kostoev
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|04|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia{{cite web|url=https://gazetaingush.ru/news/ingushskiy-dzyudoist-dzhafar-kostoev-voshyol-v-top-20-mirovogo-reytinga|title=Ингушский дзюдоист Джафар Костоев вошёл в топ-20 мирового рейтинга|publisher=gazetaingush.ru|accessdate=2023-02-10}}
| height = 187 cm
| country = {{RUS}} (until 2019)
{{Nowrap|{{UAE}} (since 2022)}}
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}100 kg
| rank =
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| dan =
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| olympics_rank = R16
| olympics_year = 2024
| olympics_weight = Men's 100 kg
| worlds_rank = 5
| worlds_year = 2025
| worlds_weight = Men's 100 kg
| regionals_type = AS
| regionals_rank = 1
| regionals_year = 2022
| regionals_weight =
| nationals = {{Gold1}} (2018)
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{UAE}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }}
{{Medal|B| 2023 Hangzhou | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2022 Nur{{nbh}}Sultan | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2024 Hong Kong | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2025 Bangkok | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}
{{Medal|G| 2025 Paris | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|G| 2025 Dushanbe | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2023 Paris | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|S| 2023 Astana | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2023 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2024 Dushanbe | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
{{Medal|Country| {{RUS}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Cadet Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2016 Vantaa | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
| updated = 19 June 2025
}}
Dzhafar Beslanovich Kostoev ({{langx|ru|Джафар Бесланович Костоев}}, born 28 April 1999) is a Russian judoka who represents the United Arab Emirates 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 Nazran, Ingushetia.{{cite web|url=https://infosport.ru/person/dzyudo/kostoev-djafar-beslanovich|title=Костоев на infosport.ru|publisher=infosport.ru|accessdate=2024-02-20}} 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 at {{nbnd}}90 kg.{{cite web|url=https://gazetaingush.ru/news/ingushskiy-dzyudoist-dzhafar-kostoev-stal-chempionom-evropy|title=Ингушский дзюдоист Джафар Костоев стал чемпионом Европы|publisher=gazetaingush.ru|accessdate=2016-07-04}} In September 2017, he finished at the third place at the Kanō Jigorō international held in Vladivostok.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.spb.ru/gov/otrasl/c_physic/news/119848/|title=Дзюдоисты Санкт‑Петербурга – призеры Международного турнира по дзюдо имени Дзигоро Кано|publisher=gov.spb.ru|accessdate=2017-09-13}} In 2018, he won the senior Russian National Championships.{{cite web|url=https://online.judo.ru/weight/4203/12|title=Чемпионат России Грозный|publisher=judo.ru|accessdate=2018-10-11}} Since 2022 he started representing United Arab Emirates{{cite web|url=https://russianemirates.com/news/uae-news/rossiyskiy-dzyudoist-budet-vystupat-za-sbornuyu-oae/|title=Российский дзюдоист будет выступать за сборную ОАЭ|publisher=russianemirates.com|accessdate=2022-07-28}} and took the gold medal from the Asian Championships at 100 kg.{{cite web|url=https://russianemirates.com/news/uae-news/dzyudoist-rossiyskogo-proiskhozhdeniya-prines-pobedu-oae|title=Дзюдоист российского происхождения принес победу ОАЭ|publisher=russianemirates.com|accessdate=2022-08-10}} In 2023, he earned silver medals at the Grand Slam Paris and Grand Slam Astana as well as bronze medal at the Grand Slam Tashkent.{{cite web |title=Paris Grand Slam |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/16700 |website=JudoInside.com |access-date=4 February 2023}}{{cite web |title=Judo - Grand Slam - Astana 2023 |url=https://www.the-sports.org/judo-grand-slam-astana-2023-epr129659.html |website=The-Sports.org |access-date=6 June 2023}}{{cite web |title=Grand Slam Tashkent |url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/16702 |website=JudoInside.com |access-date=3 March 2023}} At the 2024 Summer Olympics he finished in the 9th place.{{cite web|title= Olympic Games - Results Men 2024|url=https://www.the-sports.org/judo-world-championships-results-2024-judo-olympic-games-results-2024-men-epm133244.html2133245.html#602706|website=the-sports.org|access-date=2024-08-03}}
Achievements
- {{Gold1}} 2016 Cadet European Championships
- {{Bronze3}} 2017 Kanō Jigorō tournament
- {{Gold1}} 2018 Russian National Championships
- {{Gold1}} 2022 Asian Championships
- {{Silver2}} 2023 Grand Slam Paris
- {{Bronze3}} 2023 Grand Slam Tashkent
- {{Silver2}} 2023 Grand Slam Astana
References
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External links
- {{Sports links}}
- {{The-Sports}}
- {{Instagram}}
- [https://judotv.com/judoka/70512 Dzhafar Kostoev] on JudoTV.com
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Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen
Category:Russian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates
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