Dmitri Nikolajewitsch Sergejew

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Dmitri Nikolajewitsch Sergejew ( Russian Дмитрий Николаевич Сергеев ; born December 22, 1968 in Perm ) is a former Soviet judoka who started for Russia in 1993 . He competed in the light heavyweight division (up to 95 kg).

Athletic career

Sergejew, who competed for Dynamo Ryazan , won the bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in 1988. In 1991 he was European team champion with the Soviet team. In 1992 there was no longer a Soviet team, but the United Team representing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). At the European Championships in Paris Sergejew won his first three fights, in the final he was defeated by the French Stéphane Traineau . In Barcelona at the 1992 Olympic Games , he lost in his second fight against the Hungarian Antal Kovács . In the hope round, he successively defeated the Angolan Moises Torres , the Brazilian Aurélio Miguel , the Japanese Yasuhiro Kai and the Polish Paweł Nastula and received the bronze medal in the end.

At the 1993 World Championships , Sergeyev competed for Russia. After three wins, he lost to Aurélio Miguel in the semifinals and lost the battle for bronze to Traineau. With the Russian team he won bronze at the European Team Championships in 1993. At the European Championships in 1994, Sergejew lost in the quarter-finals to the German Mike Hax , in the hope round he won the battle for bronze against the Dutch Ben Sonnemans . With the team, Sergeev took third place at the team world championships in 1994. At the end of 1994 he won his first Russian championship title. At the European Championships in 1995 he reached the final and lost there against Paweł Nastula. The two also met in the final of the World Championships in Chiba , where the Pole also won.

At the European Championships in 1996, Sergejew defeated the Olympic champion Antal Kovács in the first fight. After another victory over the Lithuanian Gintaras Ambraska, he lost in the semi-finals against the Portuguese Pedro Soares . Sergeyev won the battle for bronze against the Belarusian Leanid Swirid . At the 1996 Olympic Games, Sergeyev was defeated in his second fight against the South Korean Kim Min-soo , in the hope round he was eliminated against Ben Sonnemans and finished ninth. In 1996 and 2000 Sergejew won the Russian national championships, but he did not win international medals after 1996.

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