Madina Taimazova

Madina Taymazova
Personal information
Full nameMadina Andreyevna Taymazova
BornМадина Андреевна Таймазова
(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999
Sunzha, Prigorodny District, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Military career
Allegiance Russia
Branch
Russian Armed Forces
Rank
 Warrant officer[1]
Sport
CountryRussia
SportJudo
‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2020)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2024)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Abu Dhabi‍–‍70 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Montpellier‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2023 Abu Dhabi‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Ulaanbaatar‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Antalya‍–‍70 kg
Representing the IJF
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2022 Ulaanbaatar‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 TokyoMixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 Prague‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Lisbon‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place2021 Doha‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2021 Kazan‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Tbilisi‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Tokyo‍–‍70 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Győr‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Marrakesh‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Maribor‍–‍70 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Sarajevo‍–‍70 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Vantaa‍–‍70 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2019 Naples‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 18 April 2026

Madina Andreyevna Taymazova (Russian: Мадина Андреевна Таймазова, IPA: [mɐˈdʲinə tɐɪ̯ˈmazəvə]; born 30 June 1999) is a Russian judoka of Ossetian ethnicity.[2] In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

Career

In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Judo Championships held in Győr, Hungary.[4] She won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[5]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7]

Personal life

Taymazova is a warrant officer of the Russian Armed Forces and a member of the army sports club CSKA Moscow.[1]

In 2022, Taymazova made photos in front of a poster depicting Putin and pro-war slogans.[8][9] In October 2022, she participated in the Russian Club Judo Championships held on the occasion of Putin's 70th birthday and shared photos from the championships on her Instagram account.[10] She also organized trainings for children deported from Russian-occupied territories.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Happy birthday, Madina Taimazova!". CSKA.ru (in Russian). 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Мадина Таймазова выиграла кубок Европы по дзюдо". 15-Й РЕГИОН (in Russian). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2018 European U23 Judo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "2019 World Judo Championships results". judolive01.lb.judobase.org. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Gillen, Nancy (12 January 2021). "Four-time world champion Agbegnenou earns gold at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Taymazova's photos in front of a propaganda poster, Tribuna.com on Twitter, 3 November 2023 (in Ukrainian).
  9. ↑ Російські дзюдоїсти збираються на Чемпіонат Європи в «нейтральному» статусі. Частина з них — чинні військові, які підтримують війну й особисто путіна. Розслідування «Бабеля», Babel, 12 October 2023 (in Ukrainian).
  10. ↑ Явара-сила!!! 🥇☝🏻 #грозный2022#КлубныйЧемпионатРоссии#YawaraNeva, Taymazova's Instagram profile, 11 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Міжнародна федерація дзюдо привітала Таймазову з перемогою на «Grand slam». Росіянка тренувала депортованих українських дітей, Tribuna.com, 26 October 2023 (in Ukrainian).
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