Andrei Kazusenok is a Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian judoka, and Sambo

Sambo (martial art)

Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90 kg competition after losing his fight to Ivan Pershin

Ivan Pershin

Ivan Vasilevich Pershin is a Russian judoka.He was born in Arkhangelsk.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the semifinals of the 90 kg competition after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze. And he lost the following bronze medal fight to Sergei...

. In the repechage

Repechage

Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...

 he lost in the semifinals against the upcoming bronze medalist Hesham Mesbah

Hesham Mesbah

Hesham Mesbah is an Egyptian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Egypt's first judo medal in 24 years.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

. Like many other Belarussian Judoka Andrei is slightly more accomplished in sport Sambo, where he has won gold in 2007, and 2008.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2009	European Judo Championships 2009 European Judo Championships The 2009 European Judo Championships were the 20th edition of the European Judo Championships, held in the Sports Palace, in Tbilisi, Georgia, from April 24 to April 26, 2009.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :- −60 kg :- −66 kg :- −73 kg :...	1st	Middleweight (90 kg)
2008	2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...	7th	Middleweight (90kg)
2008	European Judo Championships 2008 European Judo Championships The 2008 European Judo Championships were the nineteenth edition of the European Judo Championships, held in the Pavilhão Atlântico, in Lisbon, Portugal, from April 11 to April 13, 2008.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :- −60 kg :- −66 kg :...	3rd	Middleweight (90 kg)
2008	2008 World Sambo Championships 2008 World Sambo Championships The 2008 World Sambo Championships was held in St. Petersburg, Russia on 13 to 17 of November, 2008.This tournament included competition in both sport Sambo, and Combat Sambo....	1st	Middleweight (90kg)
2007	European Judo Championships 2007 European Judo Championships The 2007 European Judo Championships were the 18th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Belgrade, Serbia from 6 April to 8 April 2007.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:...	5th	Middleweight (90 kg)
2007	2007 World Sambo Championships 2007 World Sambo Championships The 2007 World Sambo Championships was held in Prague, Czech Republic from the 7th to the 11th of November, 2007.This tournament hosted competition in Combat Sambo, and sport Sambo events....	1st	Middleweight (90kg)
2005	World Judo Championships 2005 World Judo Championships The 2005 World Judo Championships were the 24th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt from September 8 to September 11, 2005...	3rd	Middleweight (90 kg)