| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | -100 kg | 2011 | Paris, FRA | |
| 9 | -100 kg | 2010 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 17 | -100 kg | 2009 | Rotterdam, NED | |
| Grand Slam | ||||
| 2 | -100 kg | 2010 | Moscow, RUS | |
| 3 | -100 kg | 2010 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | -100 kg | 2012 | Madrid, ESP | |
| 1 | -100 kg | 2010 | Rome, ITA | |
| 2 | -100 kg | 2010 | Sao Paulo, BRA | |
Club name
Yavara Neva, St. Petersburg, RUS
Coach
Nikolai Petrov (kp.ru, 31 Aug 2011)
Position and style
Seoinage (Athlete, 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He began training in judo at 11 years of age. (kp.ru, 31 Aug 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
His father, Kamal, introduced him to the sport. "I have never regretted that we put our son in the sport," his father says. "He tried a few types of fighting before we sent him to judo. With our son, we decided that here is the biggest chance for high results." (kp.ru, 31 Aug 2011)
Superstitions / Rituals
After he won the final at the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul, he dropped to the mat. "I prayed directly on the mat in thanks for the victory," he says. (kp.ru, 31 Aug 2011)
General
ICONIC PERFORMANCE
He rallied Russia out of a slump at the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul. "I am very happy that this [gold medal] happened," he said after he won his weight division. "For four days the Russian team had only one bronze. This is a bad result. Gold was simply necessary." (kp.ru, 31 Aug 2011)
