Artur Taymazov ( os, Таймазты Барисы фырт Артур; russian: Артур Борисович Таймазов; born 20 July 1979) is an Ossetian- Uzbek-

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and politician. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian before being stripped of two gold medals for doping. In 2016, he was

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to the

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representing

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. 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a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal withdrawn.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samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event also withdrawn.

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

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champion in weightlifting, competing for

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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 Bakhtiyar Shakhabutdinovich Akhmedov (russian: Бахтияр Шахабутдинович Ахмедов, kum, Ахмедланы Багьтияр Шагьабутдинны уланы; born 5 August 1987 in Buynaksk, Dagestan) is a Russian wre ...

. After his second olympic title in Beijing, he was honored in his country by the ''Buyuk Hizmatlari Uchun'' Order ("For Outstanding Services"). His urine sample was retested in 2016, and he was found to be taking a banned substance. He was stripped of his medal with his 2012 results as pending

2012 London Olympics

In Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Games in London he won his third consecutive Gold Medal by beating

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in the final by 2-0. The athlete's page which introduced Taymazov, his height was wrongly shown as 1.75 m, but his actual height was 1.90 m. 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 also withdrawn.

Politics

He is a member of the

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since

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, representing the North Ossetia constituency.

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