| Timur Arbuzov | |
| Native Name: | Тимур Денисович Арбузов |
| Full Name: | Timur Denisovich Arbuzov |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
| Height: | 165 cm |
| Weight Class: | 81 kg |
| Rank: | Black |
| Club: | Tuapse sport school #1 (Tuapse) Rodina judo and sambo club (Yekaterinburg) |
| Coach: | Dzhanbolet Naguchev |
| Worlds Rank: | 2 |
| Worlds Year: | 2024 |
| Worlds Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | R16 |
| Regionals Year: | 2023 |
| Regionals Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
| Updated: | 22 May 2024 |
Timur Denisovich Arbuzov (Russian: Тимур Денисович Арбузов, born 14 April 2004) is a Russian judoka and sambo competitor. 2024 World Championships silver medalist and 2022 Russian nationals runner-up.
Arbuzov was born and raised in Kropotkin township based in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. He started judo and sambo at the age of four under his father Denis Arbuzov.[1]
Arbuzov began competing as a sambo competitor in 2018, where he came in first place at the Russian and World Championships in Serbia.[2] During the 2019 part of the season, Arbuzov won a bronze medal at the judo National Championships[3] and the gold medal at the European Cup in Coimbra, Portugal.[4] In 2021, he came first at the European Cadet Championships in Riga, Latvia[5] and won the Cadet European Cup in Porec, Croatia.[6]
In 2021, Arbuzov won the Russian Junior Championships at 73 kg.[7] In 2023, he won a gold medal at the U23 Russian Championships and a bronze at the World Juniors Championships.[8] [9]
Arbuzov earned his first senior silver medal at the Russian nationals held in Yekaterinburg.[10]
In February, Arbuzov placed third at the Paris Grand Slam.[11] In March, Arbuzov finished in first place at the Tbilisi Grand Slam in the men's 81 kg.[12] In May, he competed at the World Championships, where he reached the final in the men's 81 kg.[13]
He lives and trains in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai with his Olympian teammate Sofia Asvesta and younger brothers Eduard, Artiom and Matvey.[14] Also, he trains in the Rodina judo and sambo club in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast.[15]