Artur Taymazov

Artur Borisovich Taymazov
Таймазты Артур
Member of the State Duma for North Ossetia-Alania
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byconstituency re-established
ConstituencyNorth Ossetia (No. 25)
Personal details
Born (1979-07-22) 22 July 1979 (age 45)
Nogir, North Ossetian ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
NationalityOssetian
Sports career
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
CountryUzbekistan and Russia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubDynamo Tashkent
Coached bySalim Abduvaliev
Akhrol Ruziev
Sports achievements and titles
Olympic finals2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1998 World Youth Games {{{2}}}
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 120 kg
Disqualified 2008 Beijing 120 kg
Disqualified 2012 London 120 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Sofia 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 New York City 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Guangzhou 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Baku 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow 120 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 120 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guilin 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tashkent 120 kg

Artur Borisovich Taymazov (Ossetian: Таймазты Барисы фырт Артур; Russian: Артур Борисович Таймазов; born 20 July 1979) is 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of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal was withdrawn.[3] On 23 July 2019, it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event was also withdrawn.[4] As both of his gold medals were re-allocated to Russian wrestlers, Taymazov said he was nonetheless happy to "bring" two golds to Russia.[5]

  1. ^ "Uzbekistan wrestler Artur Taymazov stripped of gold medal from 2012 London Olympic Games over doping". Firstpost. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  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. ^ "Артур Таймазов: золота было много, но свой максимум так и не раскрыл - РИА Новости Спорт, 28.12.2018".