Zelym Kotsoiev (born 9 August 1998)[1] is a Russian-born Azerbaijani judoka of Ossetian heritage.[2] He is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Judo Championships and a four-time medalist, including gold, at the European Judo Championships.
In December 2014, 16-year-old Kotsoev became the winner of the first U18 World SAMBO Championship.[citation needed]
He won the gold medal in the men's 100 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]
In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 100 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[4][5]
In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[8]
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2018 | European Championships | 3rd | −100 kg |
| 2020 | European Championships | 3rd | −100 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | 3rd | −100 kg |
| 2022 | World Championships | 3rd | −100 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | 1st | −100 kg |
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World Judo Championships — Men's Half Heavyweight
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1967–75: −93 kg • 1979–97: −95 kg • 1999–present: −100 kg | |
 Fumio Sasahara Nobuyuki Sato Jean-Luc Rougé Tengiz Khubuluri Tengiz Khubuluri Andreas Preschel Hitoshi Sugai Hitoshi Sugai Koba Kurtanidze Stéphane Traineau Antal Kovács Paweł Nastula Paweł Nastula Kōsei Inoue Kōsei Inoue Kōsei Inoue Keiji Suzuki Luciano Corrêa Maxim Rakov Takamasa Anai Tagir Khaybulaev Elkhan Mammadov Lukáš Krpálek Ryunosuke Haga Aaron Wolf Cho Gu-ham Jorge Fonseca Jorge Fonseca Muzaffarbek Turoboyev Arman Adamian Zelym Kotsoiev | |
List of World Judo Championships medalists in Men's Half Heavyweight |
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European Judo Championships — Men's Half Heavyweight
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1965–76: −93 kg • 1977–97: −95 kg • 1998–present: −100 kg | |
 Peter Herrmann Peter Herrmann Peter Snijders Vladimir Pokataev Helmut Howiller Angelo Parisi Jean-Luc Rougé Goran Žuvela Dietmar Lorenz Tengiz Khubuluri Dietmar Lorenz Dietmar Lorenz Tengiz Khubuluri Jean-Luc Rougé Roger Vachon Robert Köstenberger Valery Divisenko Günther Neureuther Robert Van de Walle Robert Van de Walle Koba Kurtanidze Jiří Sosna Koba Kurtanidze Stéphane Traineau Theo Meijer Stéphane Traineau Stéphane Traineau Paweł Nastula Paweł Nastula Paweł Nastula Ben Sonnemans Daniel Gürschner Stéphane Traineau Yury Styopkin Ariel Ze'evi Elco van der Geest Ariel Ze'evi Ariel Ze'evi Christophe Humbert Ruslan Gasimov Henk Grol Henk Grol Tagir Khaybulaev Elco van der Geest Amel Mekić Ariel Ze'evi Lukáš Krpálek Lukáš Krpálek Henk Grol Henk Grol Elkhan Mammadov Toma Nikiforov Arman Adamian Peter Paltchik Toma Nikiforov Michael Korrel Zelym Kotsoiev Matvey Kanikovskiy |
