Artur Omarov (born 13 August 1988) is a Russian-born Czech

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of Dargin ethnicity. He represented the Czech Republic at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and the

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Background

Artur was born Tanty village, Akushinsky District,

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...

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. At the age of four he moved to Czech Republic and started wrestling. He is a devout Sunni Muslim of Dargin ethnicity

Career

Omarov competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 2010, 2011, 2013 – 2015 and 2017 – 2022. He also competed at the

in 2013 and 2016 – 2023. In 2015, he competed in the 85 kg event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2016, he competed at three qualification tournaments hoping to qualify for the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In March 2021, Omarov competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament but, in May 2021, he was able to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He competed in the men's 97 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match by

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of Hungary. In October 2021, he competed in the 97 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. In 2022, Omarov competed in the 97 kg event at the

in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his second match. He competed in the 97kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Omarov won one of the bronze medals in the 97kg event at the

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held in Zagreb, Croatia. He also won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omarov, Artur Living people 1988 births Sportspeople from Dagestan Czech male sport wrestlers European Games competitors for the Czech Republic Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for the Czech Republic European Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Czech people