Artur Taymazov
Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician
アルトゥール・タイマゾフ · 아르투르 타이마조프
- Born
- 20 July 1979, Nogir
- Citizenship
- Uzbekistan, Russia
- Sport
- wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, politician
- Height
- 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 124 kg (273 lb)
Artur Borisovich Taymazov (Iron Ossetic: Таймазты Барисы фырт Артур; Russian: Артур Борисович Таймазов; born 20 July 1979) is an Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician and an ethnic Ossetian. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian before being stripped of two gold medals for doping. In 2016, he was elected to the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation representing United Russia.
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of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal was withdrawn. 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he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event was also withdrawn. As both of his gold medals were re-allocated to Russian wrestlers, Taymazov said he was nonetheless happy to "bring" two golds to Russia.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 130 kg | ||
| wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 120 kg | ||
| 2002 Asian Games | 2002 | |
| 2006 Asian Games | 2006 | |
| wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 120 kg | 2008 | |
| 2010 Asian Games | 2010 | |
| wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 120 kg | 2012 |
Awards and honours
- Order of Outstanding Merit 2008
- Order of El-yurt hurmati 2012
- Order of Honor
- The Pride of Uzbekistan
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q503151 (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.