Artur Naifonov
Russian born Ossetian wrestler
Найфонты Артур · 阿尔图尔·奈福诺夫 · アルトゥル・ナイフォノフ · 아르투르 나이포노프
- Born
- 10 May 1997, Nizhnevartovsk
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Sport
- freestyle wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 90 kg (198 lb)
- Team / club
- CSKA Moscow
Artur Naifonov (Russian: Артур Эдикович Найфонов, IPA: [ɐrˈtur nɐɪ̯ˈfonəf], Iron Ossetic: Найфонты Эдичы фырт Артур; born 10 May 1997) is a Russian freestyle wrestler, who competes at 86 kilograms. Naifonov is an Olympic Games medalist, World Championship medalist, three-time European Continental champion and a three-time Russian National champion (four-time finalist).
Naifonov is a survivor of the 2004 Beslan school siege along with his sister, both receiving shrapnel wounds. His mother was killed in crossfire.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships | ||
| 2019 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships | ||
| 2020 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships | ||
| 2021 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships | ||
| 2022 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships | ||
| 2023 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships | ||
| 2018 European Wrestling Championships | 2018 | |
| 2019 World Wrestling Championships | 2019 | |
| 2020 European Wrestling Championships | 2020 | |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 86 kg | 2020 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | 2021 | |
| 2021 World Wrestling Championships | 2021 |
Awards and honours
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q52736641 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.