Artur Taymazov

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Artur Taymazov

Personal information
Native name	Артур Борисович Таймазов
Full name	Artur Borisovich Taymazov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1979-07-22) 22 July 1979 (age 42) Nogir, North Ossetia-Alania, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country	Uzbekistan
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle
Club	Dynamo Tashkent
Coached by	Salim Abduvaliev Akhrol Ruziev
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Medal record Men's Freestyle Wrestling Representing  Uzbekistan Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 130 kg 2004 Athens 120 kg Disqualified 2008 Beijing 120 kg Disqualified 2012 London 120 kg World Championships 2001 Sofia 130 kg 2003 New York City 120 kg 2006 Guangzhou 120 kg 2007 Baku 120 kg 2010 Moscow 120 kg Asian Games 2002 Busan 120 kg 2006 Doha 120 kg 2010 Guangzhou 120 kg Asian Championships 2000 Guilin 130 kg 2011 Tashkent 120 kg

Artur Taymazov (Ossetian: Таймазты Барисы фырт Артур; Russian: Артур Борисович Таймазов; born 20 July 1979) is an Ossetian-Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian before being stripped of two gold medals for doping.^[1] In 2016, he was elected to the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation representing United Russia.^[2]

On 5 April 2017 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal withdrawn.^[3] On 23 July 2019 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event also withdrawn.^[4]

Early life[]

In childhood, he was doing weightlifting but when he turned 11, a freestyle wrestling club opened in his village and he decided to wrestle. His older brother Tymur Taymazov was a 1996 Olympic Games champion in weightlifting, competing for Ukraine.

Olympics[]

2000 Sydney Olympics[]

Making his Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000, he won Uzbekistan's first Olympic wrestling medal in the 130 kg weight class, losing to Russian David Musul'bes in the final.

2004 Athens Olympics[]

In the 2004 Games in Athens he became Uzbekistan's first multiple-medalist after winning gold in the 120 kg weight class.

2008 Beijing Olympics[]

He successfully defended his 120 kg title in Beijing four years later, this time defeating Musul'bes in the semifinals, winning 3–0, 1–0 in the final against Russian Bakhtiyar Akhmedov. After his second olympic title in Beijing, he was honored in his country by the Buyuk Hizmatlari Uchun Order^[5] ("For Outstanding Services").

His urine sample was retested in 2016, and he was found to be taking a banned substance. He was stripped of his medal with his 2012 results as pending. [1]^[6]

2012 London Olympics[]

In the 2012 Games in London he won his third consecutive Gold Medal by beating Davit Modzmanashvili of Georgia in the final by 2-0.

The athlete's page which introduced Taymazov, his height was wrongly shown as 1.75 m, but his actual height was 1.90 m.^[7]

On 23 July 2019 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event also withdrawn.^[4][8]

References[]

External links[]

• Artur Taimazov at United World Wrestling
• "Artur Taymazov at London2012.com". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.