Zelym Kotsoiev

Zelym Kotsoiev
Kotsoiev in 2022
Personal information
Full nameZelym Olegovich Kotsoiev
Born (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Ukraine (until 2014)
 Azerbaijan (since 2015)
SportJudo
Weight class100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2024)
World Champ. (2024)
European Champ. (2023)
Highest world ranking1st
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2024 Paris100 kg
World Championships
2024 Abu Dhabi100 kg
2022 Tashkent100 kg
2023 Doha100 kg
2025 Budapest100 kg
European Championships
2023 Montpellier100 kg
2025 Podgorica100 kg
2018 Tel Aviv100 kg
2020 Prague100 kg
2021 Lisbon100 kg
World Masters
2021 Doha100 kg
2022 Jerusalem100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2021 Antalya100 kg
2022 Baku100 kg
2023 Tel Aviv100 kg
2019 Abu Dhabi100 kg
2019 Düsseldorf100 kg
2019 Baku100 kg
2020 Düsseldorf100 kg
2022 Tel Aviv100 kg
2023 Paris100 kg
2023 Baku100 kg
2023 Tokyo100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Ulaanbaatar100 kg
2018 Antalya100 kg
2019 Tashkent100 kg
World Juniors Championships
2017 Zagreb100 kg
European Junior Championships
2017 Maribor100 kg
World Cadets Championships
2015 Sarajevo90 kg
European Cadet Championships
2015 Sofia90 kg
Summer Universiade
2017 Taipei100 kg
Representing  Ukraine
European Cadet Championships
2014 Athens90 kg
2013 Tallinn90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF25741, 13789
JudoInside.com45652
Updated on 19 June 2025

Zelym Olegovich Kotsoiev (Russian: Зелим Олегович Коцоев (born 9 August 1998)) is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani judoka of Ossetian heritage. He won the gold medal in the men's 100 kg 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.