| Zelym Kotsoiev | |
| Headercolor: | 2024 Olympic Champion |
| Birth Date: | 1998 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia |
| Country: | (until 2014) |
| Weight Class: | 100 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | 1 |
| Olympics Year: | 2024 |
| Olympics Weight: | Men's 100 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 1 |
| Worlds Year: | 2024 |
| Worlds Weight: | Men's 100 kg |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 2023 |
| Regionals Weight: | Men's 100 kg |
| Updated: | 3 August 2024 |
Zelym Olegovich Kotsoiev (Russian: Зелим Олегович Коцоев (born 9 August 1998))[1] is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani judoka of Ossetian heritage.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's 100kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He is a three-time medalist, including gold, 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3rd | −100kg | ||
| 2020 | 3rd | −100kg | ||
| 2021 | 3rd | −100kg | ||
| 2022 | 3rd | −100kg | ||
| 2023 | 3rd | −100kg | ||
| 2023 | 1st | −100kg | ||
| 2024 | 1st | −100kg | ||
| 2024 | 1st | −100kg |