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Beslan Mudranov

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Beslan Zaudinovich Mudranov, born on 7 July 1986 in Baksan in the Kabardino-Balkar region, is a Russian judoka of Circassian descent who competed in sambo from 2003 to 2008 before switching to judo. He won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the first Russian gold of those Games, beating Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan in the final in 44 seconds. He also won gold at the European Judo Championships in 2012, 2014 and 2015, the last of which doubled as the European Games event. His coach is Rudolf Mikhailovich Baboyan, and he studied at the Adyghe State University in Maykop.

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1986 1
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    born 7 July 1986
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    He won the Olympic gold medal in the Men's
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    is a Russian judoka (since 2008)
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    On the first day of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Beslan earned Russia's first gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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