Artem Oleksiyovych Bloshenko (Ukrainian: Артем Олексійович Блошенко; born 1 February 1985) is a Ukrainian heavyweight judoka who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.[3]

Artem Bloshenko
Bloshenko in 2021
Personal information
Born1 February 1985 (1985-02) (age 39)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
ClubSport Club Taifu-Judo
Coached byVitaly Kharlamov
Petr Kudryavtsev[3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2016)
World Champ.5th (2009)
European Champ.5th (2010)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Ukraine
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salzburg ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Sofia ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF674
JudoInside.com16526
Updated on 23 November 2022.
Bloshenko at the 2016 Olympics

Bloshenko graduated from Donetsk State Institute of Health, Physical Education and Sport. He is married to Ekaterina and has a son Maxim.[3] His elder brother Andrei is also a competitive judoka.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Artem Bloshenko. Sports reference profile
  2. ^ Artem Bloshenko Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c Artem Bloshenko Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ "Artem Bloshenko". London 2012 profile. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

External links edit

  Media related to Artem Bloshenko at Wikimedia Commons