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
Nogir, North Ossetian ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Sports career
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
CountryUzbekistan and Russia
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
ClubDynamo Tashkent
Coached bySalim Abduvaliev
Akhrol Ruziev
Sports achievements and titles
2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place1998 World Youth Games
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney130 kg
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens120 kg
Disqualified2008 Beijing120 kg
Disqualified2012 London120 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 Sofia130 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 New York City120 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Guangzhou120 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Baku120 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Moscow120 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Busan120 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Doha120 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou120 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Guilin130 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Tashkent120 kg

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of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal was withdrawn.[3] On 23 July 2019, it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event was also withdrawn.[4] As both of his gold medals were re-allocated to Russian wrestlers, Taymazov said he was nonetheless happy to "bring" two golds to Russia.[5]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

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[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

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

Source:[10]

# Event Rank
11998 World Youth Games1st place, gold medalist(s) ( Russia)
2Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Qualification1st place, gold medalist(s)
32000 Asian Championship1st place, gold medalist(s)
42000 Olympic2nd place, silver medalist(s)
52001 World Championship2nd place, silver medalist(s)
62002 World Championship8th
72002 Asian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)
82003 World Championship1st place, gold medalist(s)
92004 Olympic1st place, gold medalist(s)
102005 World Championship10th
112006 World Championship1st place, gold medalist(s)
122006 Asian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)
132007 World Championship3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
142008 OlympicDSQ
152010 World Championship2nd place, silver medalist(s)
162010 Asian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)
172011 Asian Championship1st place, gold medalist(s)
182011 World Championship8th
19Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification1st place, gold medalist(s)
202012 OlympicDSQ

Politics

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

Sanctions

He was 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 the Russo-Ukrainian War.[12]

References

  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Taimazov, Artur (UZB)". whatsmat.uww.org. 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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