Khasan Khalmurzaev


Khasan Magometovich Khalmurzaev is a Russian judoka. Khasan won the gold medal in the –81 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
At the 2017 World Judo Championships, Khalmurzaev lost the fight to Alexander Wieczerzak in the semifinals, but won the third-place match against Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar.

Personal life

Khalmurzaev has a twin brother, Khusen, who is a judoka, too. He also has three older sisters and an older brother. Their father died when Khasan was 14 years old.
Khalmurzaev serves in the separate battalion of the Patrol-Guard Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Ingueshetia. He is a police sergeant.
Khasan married Zalina in Nasyr-Kort, Ingushetia, on 17 September 2017.

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