Tagir Khaybulaev

Tagir Khaybulaev

Tagir Khaybulaev in 2012.
Personal information
Native name	Тагир Камалудинович Хайбулаев (Russian)
Full name	Tagir Kamaludinovich Khaybulaev
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1984-07-24) July 24, 1984 Kizilyurt, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Judo
Event	– 100 kg
Club	Yavara Neva
Coached by	Nikolai Petrov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012 London: – 100kg; Gold
World finals	2011 Paris: – 100 kg; Gold
Regional finals	2009 Tbilisi: – 100 kg; Gold
Medal record Representing Russia Men's Judo Olympic Games 2012 London -100 kg World Championships 2011 Paris -100 kg European Championships 2009 Tbilisi -100 kg
Updated on 18 August 2012

Tagir Kamaludinovich Khaybulaev (Russian: Тагир Камалудинович Хайбуллаев, Template:Lang-av) (born 24 July 1984 in Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Soviet Union) is a Russian judoka of Avar descent. He currently represents Samara in international and domestic championships.

2012 Olympics

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tagir won his country's 3rd gold medal by defeating the defending champion Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia to win the men's under-100 kg Olympic judo title.

Career

Tagir Khaibulaev currently lives in Samara, Russia. He attends the Dinamo Judo Academy.

In January 2017, he took a temporary pause in his career, but on December 17 of the same year he announced its completion.

References

• Factfile on JudoInside.com