Selim Tataroglu

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Selim Tataroğlu (born Zelimchan Magomedov on April 24, 1972 in Checheno-Ingushetia ) is a former Turkish judoka . He won four medals at world championships (two silver and two bronze) and twelve medals at European championships (four gold, two silver and six bronze). At the Olympic Games was once fifth and once seventh.

Athletic career

The 1.90 m tall Selim Tataroğlu won the Junior European Championship as Zelimchan Magomedov in 1992. At the end of 1992 he won the Russian championships in the open class and finished second in the heavyweight division behind Yevgeny Pechurow . In 1993 he took third place with the Turkish team at the European team championships. In 1994 he reached the semi-finals in the heavyweight division at the European Championships in Gdansk. After losing the semifinals against Rafał Kubacki from Poland , he won the battle for bronze against the Russian Murat Chasanow . At the 1995 World Championships in Chiba, he lost to the French David Douillet in the round of 16 of the heavyweight competition . With three wins in the round of hope he reached the battle for a bronze medal and lost to the Japanese Naoya Ogawa . In the open class he lost in the semifinals to Douillet. He then won a bronze medal against the Cuban Frank Moreno .

At the European Championships in 1996 in The Hague, Selim Tataroğlu lost in the semi-finals of the heavyweight division against Russian Sergei Kossorotow , but won the battle for bronze against German Ralf Koser . In the open class he reached the final and received silver behind the Estonian Indrek Pertelson . Two months later, he retired early from the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. In his first fight he was defeated by the Spaniard Ernesto Pérez by a Yuko rating. In the first round of the Hope Round he lost to the German Frank Möller after 1:47 minutes.

The following year, Selim Tataroğlu won the heavyweight title at the 1997 European Championships in Ostend by beating Ernesto Pérez in the final. In the open class he was defeated by Belgian Harry Van Barneveld in the semi-finals , but secured a bronze medal by beating the Dutchman Dennis van der Geest . At the 1997 World Championships in Paris, Tataroğlu only competed in the heavyweight division. He defeated Rafał Kubacki, Indrek Pertelson and Frank Möller. In the semifinals he lost to David Douillet and in the battle for a bronze medal he was defeated by the Russian Tamerlan Tmenow . In May 1998 at the European Championships in Oviedo Selim Tataroğlu again appeared in both competitions. In the heavyweight division, he defeated the Hungarian Imre Csősz in the quarterfinals . After his semi-final defeat by Tamerlan Tmenow, he defeated Frank Möller in the battle for a bronze medal. In the open class he won the semi-finals against Dennis van der Geest and the final against Harry Van Barneveld. Tataroğlu also competed twice at the European Championships in Bratislava in 1999. In the heavyweight division he was defeated by Tamerlan Tmenow in the semifinals as in the previous year, in the battle for bronze he defeated the Belarusian Ruslan Sharapau . In the open class, he won the semifinals over the Slovak Semir Pepic and in the final over Ernesto Peréz. Four months later, there were three days between competitions at the World Championships in Birmingham. In the heavyweight division, Tataroğlu was defeated in the quarterfinals by the Japanese Shinichi Shinohara , with victories over the Cuban Vladimir Sanchez , the Poland Rafał Kubacki and the German Frank Möller, he won a bronze medal. Three days later in the open class he defeated the Georgian Aleksi Davitashvili in the semifinals , and in the final he was defeated by Shinichi Shinohara. In the 2000 Olympic year, Selim Tataroğlu retired early from the heavyweight championships in Wroclaw. In the open class he reached the final with a victory over Frenchman Jérôme Dreyfus , where he was defeated by Spaniard Aythami Ruano .

At the Olympic Games since 1988 only the heavyweight was in the program. At the Olympic tournament in Sydney 2000 Selim Tataroğlu won in his opening match against the Georgian Aleksi Davitashvili after a fight over the full time. The round of 16 against David Douillet ended after 3:43 minutes in favor of the French. After two Ippon victories over Harry van Barneveld and Ernesto Peréz in the hope round, Tataroğlu lost the battle for bronze against Tamerlan Tmenow after 1:36 minutes.

The 2001 European Championships took place in Paris. In the semi-finals of the heavyweight division, Tataroğlu was defeated by the Russian Tamerlan Tmenow, and he won the battle for bronze against Jérôme Dreyfus. In the open class, Tataroğlu lost to the other Russian Alexander Michailin in the quarterfinals and to Dreyfus in the first fight of the round of hope. Two months later at the World Championships in Munich Tataroğlu only competed in the heavyweight division. In the semifinals he defeated Indrek Pertelson, in the final he lost to Alexander Michailin. In 2002 and 2003 he retired early from international championships. In 2004 at the European Championships in Bucharest he won the heavyweight quarter-finals over the Georgian Lasha Gujejiani . In the semifinals he defeated the German Andreas Tölzer and the final he won against the Estonian Indrek Pertelson.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Tataroglu won his opening match against Lasha Gujejiani after 3:22 minutes. The round of 16 against the Iranian Mahmoud Miran lasted 3:28 minutes, then the Iranian won because of the Turk's passivity. After two wins in the Hope Round he was eliminated from Indrek Pertelson after 4:37 minutes and finished in seventh place. In 2005 Tataroğlu finished fifth again in the heavyweight division at the European Championships. In 1997 Selim Tataroğlu lost to David Douillet in the final of the Mediterranean Games . At the end of his career he won the final in 2005 against the Italian Paolo Bianchessi .

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Russian Championships 1992 at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ a b c d match balance at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 758
  4. ↑ The duration of the fights can be found in the Olympic database SportsReference, see web links
  5. ↑ The duration of the fights can be found in the Olympic database SportsReference
  6. ↑ Mediterranean Games 2005 at judoinside.com
personal data
SURNAME Tataroglu, Selim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Magomedov, Zelimchan (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish judoka
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Checheno Ingushetia