Artur Taymazov

Artur Borisovich Taymazov
Таймазты Артур
Member of the State Duma for North Ossetia-Alania
Incumbent
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of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal was withdrawn.[3] On 23 July 2019, it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event was also withdrawn.[4] As both of his gold medals were re-allocated to Russian wrestlers, Taymazov said he was nonetheless happy to "bring" two golds to Russia.[5]

Early life

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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

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2000 Sydney Olympics

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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

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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

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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[6] ("For Outstanding Services").

His urine sample was retested in 2016, and he was found to be taking a banned substance. Taymazov was stripped of his medal, and his 2008 results were disqualified.[7]

2012 London Olympics

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

On the athlete's page which introduced Taymazov, his height was wrongly shown as 1.75 m, but his actual height was 1.90 m.[8]

On 23 July 2019, it was announced that as a result of retesting samples, Taymazov had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event was withdrawn.[4][9]

Results

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Source:[10]

# Event Rank
1 1998 World Youth Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) ( Russia)
2 Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Qualification 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3 2000 Asian Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s)
4 2000 Olympic 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
5 2001 World Championship 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
6 2002 World Championship 8th
7 2002 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s)
8 2003 World Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s)
9 2004 Olympic 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10 2005 World Championship 10th
11 2006 World Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s)
12 2006 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s)
13 2007 World Championship 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
14 2008 Olympic DSQ
15 2010 World Championship 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
16 2010 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s)
17 2011 Asian Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s)
18 2011 World Championship 8th
19 Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification 1st place, gold medalist(s)
20 2012 Olympic DSQ

Politics

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

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security.[11] and by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[12]

References

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  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. ^ a b "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".
  6. ^ (in English) Uzbekistan Airways Inflight Magazine, n°4/2008, p54-55.
  7. ^ "Iran's Ghasemi new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics". Tehran Times. 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ 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 17 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Artur Taymazov stripped of London 2012 gold for doping offence". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  10. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  11. ^ "Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (SOR/2014-58)". Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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