Madina Taimazova

Madina Andreyevna Taymazova (Мадина Андреевна Таймазова; born 30 June 1999) is a Russian judoka of Ossetian ethnicity. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career
In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Judo Championships held in Győr, Hungary. She won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.

In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.

Personal life
Taymazova is a warrant officer of the Russian Armed Forces and a member of the army sports club CSKA Moscow.

In 2022, Taymazova made photos in front of a poster depicting Putin and pro-war slogans. In October 2022, she participated in the Russian Club Judo Championships held on the occasion of Putin's 70th birthday and shared photos from the championships on her Instagram account. She also organized trainings for children deported from Russian-occupied territories.