[citation needed] In 2008, he won the gold medal in the +80 kg category at the Beijing Olympic Games.

[2][3] He participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games to defend his title as the Number 1 seed in the 80 kg division, but was eliminated in the Quarterfinal round against Bahri Tanrıkulu of Turkey.

[4] He competed for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the same division where he won a bronze medal.

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