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At nearly 21 years old, judoka Artyom (also spelled “Artiom” or “Artem”) Arshansky took the gold in both the under-17 European Cup and Continental Championships.

He won a bronze medal in the senior European Championships in 2012 and two silver and three bronze medals at World Cup events in Lisbon, Madrid and Prague.

Throughout this year, he’s won 15 of 22 matches.