Kamal Khan-Magomedov
Kamal Haji-Kurbanovich Khan-Magomedov (Russian: Камал Гаджи-Курба́нович Хан-Магомедов; born 17 June 1986 in Derbent, Dagestan, Russia) is a Russian judoka[1] of Tabasaran and Azerbaijani descents.
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| Full name | Kamal Haji-Kurbanovich Khan-Magomedov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Kamal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1986 (age 34) Derbent, Dagestan, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | -66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sadiq Abdulov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
During his early career, he trained at Derbent Sports School No.3 under Sadiq Abdulov. Khan-Magomedov's introduction to the sport of judo was indirect, thinking it was karate: "In our city we did not know what judo was, we were thinking that it was karate, so we went to karate, but it was judo."[2]
Khan-Magomedov won silver in -66 kg at the 2013 European Judo Championships after being defeated by 2012 Olympics Champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia. He then won bronze in the -66 kg final category at the 2014 World Judo Championships.
Khan-Magomedov won gold in -66 kg at the inaugural 2015 European Games defeating Frenchman Loïc Korval in the finals held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]
He plans to set up a business after completing his career.
References
- "Kamal Khan-Magomedov, Judoka". judoinside.com.
- "Kamal Khan-Magomedov takes the European title". Judoinside.
- "Result: Russia's Kamal Khan-Magomedov races to judo gold". Sports Mole.