Artur Tavkazakhov ( uz, Артур Тавказахов; born June 30, 1976) is a retired amateur Uzbek freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category. He represented his nation

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at the

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, and also trained and competed as a member of the Uzbek National Wrestling Team under his personal coach Kazbek Debagaev. Tavkazakhov qualified for the Uzbek squad in the men's 66 kg class at the

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. Earlier in the process, he placed second behind neighboring Kazakhstan's

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in the same category from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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. He lost his opening match 2–8 to eventual Olympic bronze medalist

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, but bounced back to thrash Iran's

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with a rigid 3–2 decision. Placing second in the prelim pool and thirteenth overall, Tavkazakhov failed to advance to the quarterfinals.

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* 1976 births Living people Uzbekistani male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Uzbekistan Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tashkent 21st-century Uzbekistani people {{Uzbekistan-wrestling-bio-stub