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Tamerlan Tausovich Bashaev (Russian: Тамерлан Таусович Башаев, IPA: [təmʲɪrˈɫan bɐˈʂa(ɪ̯)ɪf]; born 22 April 1996) is a Russian judoka. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +100 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2020, he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. He also won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
He won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the 2017 European U23 Judo Championships held in Podgorica, Montenegro. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's +100 kg event at the 2018 European Judo Championships held in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In 2021, he lost his bronze medal match against Henk Grol of the Netherlands, in the men's +100 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.
Bashaev is a senior sergeant of the Russian Armed Forces and the member of the army sports club CSKA Moscow.