Alibek Bashkaev

Alibek Bashkaev
Personal information
Full name Alibek Alikovich Bashkayev
Nationality Russian
Born (1989-11-16) 16 November 1989
Semikarakorsk, Rostov Oblast,
Russian SFSR
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Event(s) 81 kg

Alibek Alikovich Bashkayev (also Alibek Bashkaev, Russian: Алибек Аликович Башкаев; born November 16, 1989 in Semikarakorsk, Rostov Oblast) is a Russian judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.[1] He won two gold medals for his division at the 2006 World Junior Judo Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and at the 2008 World Junior Judo Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

Bashkaev represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out by an ippon and a sumi gaeshi (corner reversal) to Morocco's Safouane Attaf.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Alibek Bashkaev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. "New Champ Kim Polling unloads energy at the right moment". European Judo Union. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. "Men's Half Middleweight (81kg/178 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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