I've just discovered a sambo phenomenon... Artem Osipenko!
Osipenko was born in Soviet Union (Russia) on 28th May 1988, at 9 years old he started karate, but finding it too boring, he switched to sport sambo one year later. In sambo he won everything: several times Russian national champion, some international titles, European champion and nine times World champion. He competed two times in judo (without any judo training), the first time in 2010 U23 Russian championships in the U100 kg weight division, arriving second. And one year later in senior Russian championships in the U100 kg weight division (he weighs 115 kg and is 1,90 m tall), arriving seventh. In my opinion one of the best sambo player in the World; if not the best.
Osipenko was born in Soviet Union (Russia) on 28th May 1988, at 9 years old he started karate, but finding it too boring, he switched to sport sambo one year later. In sambo he won everything: several times Russian national champion, some international titles, European champion and nine times World champion. He competed two times in judo (without any judo training), the first time in 2010 U23 Russian championships in the U100 kg weight division, arriving second. And one year later in senior Russian championships in the U100 kg weight division (he weighs 115 kg and is 1,90 m tall), arriving seventh. In my opinion one of the best sambo player in the World; if not the best.
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