Artur Taymazov
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 2 gold medals for doping. In 2016, he was elected to the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation representing United Russia.[1]
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| Native name | Артур Борисович Таймазов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Artur Borisovich Taymazov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Ossetian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1979 Nogir, North Ossetia-Alania, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Tashkent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Salim Abduvaliev Akhrol Ruziev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal withdrawn.[2] On 23 July 2019 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event also withdrawn.[3]
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[4] ("For Outstanding Services").
His urine sample was retested in 2016, and he was found to be taking a banned substance. He is now stripped of his medal with his 2012 results as pending. http://news.theopenmat.com/international-wrestling/artur-taymazov-besik-kudukhov-stripped-olympic-medals/59127
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.[5]
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.[3][6]
References
- В Госдуму прошел одномандатник из Северной Осетии Артур Таймазов (in Russian). Regnum. 19 September 2016.
- "IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". IOC. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- "IOC sanctions one athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". IOC. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- (in English) Uzbekistan Airways Inflight Magazine, n°4/2008, p54-55.
- 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.
- "Artur Taymazov stripped of London 2012 gold for doping offence". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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.
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