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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]

Artur Taymazov
Personal information
Native nameАртур Борисович Таймазов
Full nameArtur Borisovich Taymazov
NationalityRussian
Born (1979-07-22) 22 July 1979 (age 43)
Nogir, North Ossetia-Alania, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubDynamo Tashkent
Coached bySalim Abduvaliev
Akhrol Ruziev
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2000, 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
Member of the State Duma from North Ossetia-Alania's North Ossetia constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 2016

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a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal withdrawn.[3] On 23 July 2019 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event also withdrawn.[4]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


Politics


He is a member of the State Duma since 2016, representing the North Ossetia constituency.


References


  1. "Uzbekistan wrestler Artur Taymazov stripped of gold medal from 2012 London Olympic Games over doping - Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  2. В Госдуму прошел одномандатник из Северной Осетии Артур Таймазов (in Russian). Regnum. 19 September 2016.
  3. "IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". IOC. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. "IOC sanctions one athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". IOC. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  5. (in English) Uzbekistan Airways Inflight Magazine, n°4/2008, p54-55.
  6. "Iran's Ghasemi new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics". Tehran Times. 11 November 2020.
  7. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Artur Taymazov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  8. "Artur Taymazov stripped of London 2012 gold for doping offence". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2019.



На других языках


- [en] Artur Taymazov

[fr] Artur Taymazov

Artur Taymazov est un lutteur ouzbek d'origine ossète, né le 20 juillet 1979 à Ordzhonikidze (aujourd'hui Vladikavkaz) en Ossétie du Nord.

[it] Artur Taymazov

Artur Taymazov (in russo: Артур Борисович Таймазов?, traslitterato: Artur Borisovič Tajmazov; Vladikavkaz, 20 luglio 1979) è un lottatore russo naturalizzato uzbeko nella categoria 120 kg. In carriera ha vinto la medaglia d'oro ai Giochi olimpici estivi di Atene 2004 e quella d'argento a Sydney 2000. Il Comitato Olimpico Internazionale (CIO), a seguito della scoperta di diversi illeciti legati al doping, gli ha revocato le medaglie d'oro vinte ai Giochi olimpici di Pechino 2008 e Londra 2012.[1][2][3][4]

[ru] Таймазов, Артур Борисович

Арту́р Бори́сович Тайма́зов (узб. Artur Borisovich Taymazov; род. 20 июля 1979, Ногир, Северо-Осетинская АССР) — российский политический деятель, осетинский борец вольного стиля, выступавший за сборную Узбекистана. Депутат Государственной думы Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации VII созыва, член Комитета Государственной Думы по экологии, природным ресурсам и охране окружающей среды, бывший заместитель председателя Комитета ГД РФ по физической культуре, спорту, туризму и делам молодёжи.[1] Экс-секретарь Северо-Осетинского регионального отделения партии «Единая Россия».[2]



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