Artur Edikovich Naifonov ( rus, Артур Эдикович Найфонов , , ɐrˈtur nɐɪ̯ˈfonəf, ; born 10 May 1997) is a Russian

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, who competes at 86 kilograms. Naifonov is an Olympic Games medalist, World Championship medalist, three-time European Continental champion and a three-time Russian National champion (four-time finalist). Naifonov is a survivor of the 2004

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along with his sister, both receiving shrapnel wounds. His mother was killed in crossfire.

Road to Olympic Games

After coming up short and taking second place at the 2020 Russian National Championships, Naifonov wasn't able to compete at the Individual World Cup and did not wrestle again until March 2021. In order to achieve a place on the Olympic Team, Naifonov would have to take first place at the

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in Ulan-Ude. Winning all of his matches, including against 2020 European Silver Medallist,

Magomed Ramazanov Magomed Eldarovich Ramazanov (; born 22 May 1993) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. He represented Romania from 2022 until 2023 and then Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he claimed the gold medal. Before t ...

whom Naifonov defeated in the semi-final. At one point, Ramazanov was winning with the score 8-1, before Naifonov made a comeback to win 10-8. Naifonov would then meet his main rival in Russia,

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, representing Dagestan, in the final. Naifonov defeated Kurugliev with the score 2-1, which won Naifonov the first place on the podium, gold medal and be invited to compete for his country at the Olympic games in Tokyo.

2020 Olympic Games

Following his Russian National Championships win, Naifonov wrestled at the Olympic Games held in Tokyo. Naifonov made his Olympic debut with a win over Ossetian-Slovakian transfer, Boris Makojev and defeated him 6-0, followed by a 12-1, technical fall over Turkey's Osman Göçen, advancing Naifonov into the semi-final opposite Hassan Yazdani. Yazdani won the match 7-1; however as this match was the semi-final, Naifonov was automatically placed into a third place, bronze-medal match against Dagestan-Uzbekistan transfer, Javrail Shapiev. After controlling all six minutes in a low scoring match, Naifonov won the match 2-0, securing an Olympic Bronze Medal.

2021 World Championships

Following his Bronze medal Olympic debut, Naifonov wanted to finish the year wrestling at the

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, held in Norway. Naifonov faced Japan's Hayato Ishiguro in the round of 16 and defeated the Japanese wrestler 11-0 with advancement to the quarter-final match against Spanish representative, Taiumuraz Friev, who Naifonov beat 5-2. In the semi-final, Naifonov would, again, Yazdani and lost again, by the score 8-2 and ruining his hopes for gold. Naifonov faced Kazakh wrestler,

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in the bronze medal match, beating the Kazakh by 3-0 and winning his second world Bronze medal.

2024 Olympic Games

He competed at the

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in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the

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for the

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in Paris, France, but he missed these games, due to replacements by other NOCs.

Freestyle record

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, - , Win , 108-10 , align=left, Georgy Rubaev , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, November 12, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Semenov Championship , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 104-10 , align=left, Ramazan Abuzagidov , style="font-size:88%", 3:9 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, November 5, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Soslan Andiev Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 103-11 , align=left, Vladislav Valiev , style="font-size:88%", 1:2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 29, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Dmitry Korkin Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 102-10 , align=left, Zaur Umalatov , style="font-size:88%", 13:2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 28, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Dmitry Korkin Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 101-10 , align=left, Vladislav Valiev , style="font-size:88%", 6:0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 14, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Poddubny Wrestling League 2 , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 99-10 , align=left, Roman Chitadze , style="font-size:88%", 10:0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 13, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Poddubny Wrestling League 2 , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 98-10 , align=left, Malik Shavaev , style="font-size:88%", 2:0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, August 26, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Spartakiada , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 96-10 , align=left, Arslan Bagaev , style="font-size:88%", 10:0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, August 25, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Spartakiada , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 95-10 , align=left, Amanula Rasulov , style="font-size:88%", 3:0 , style="font-size:88%", June 26, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Russian National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 94-10 , align=left, Arslan Bagaev , style="font-size:88%", 3:0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, June 25, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Russian National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - , Win , 93-10 , align=left, Slavik Naniev , style="font-size:88%", 4:2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, June 25, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Russian National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 92–10 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 3-2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, May 20, 2022 , - , Win , 91–10 , align=left, Roman Chitadze , style="font-size:88%", 10-0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, May 19, 2022 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 90–10 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 3-0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 3, 2021 , - , Loss , 89–10 , align=left,

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, style="font-size:88%", 2-8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 2, 2021 , - , Win , 89–9 , align=left,

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, style="font-size:88%", 5–2 , - , Win , 88–9 , align=left, Hayato Ishiguro , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 87–9 , align=left, Javrail Shapiev , style="font-size:88%", 2–0 , style="font-size:88%", August 5, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4,

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, style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, AprIl 19–21, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2021 European Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 83–8 , align=left, Boris Makojev , style="font-size:88%", 9–0 , - , Win , 82–8 , align=left,

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, style="font-size:88%", 2–0 , - , Win , 81–8 , align=left, Gadzhimurad Magomedsaidov , style="font-size:88%", 10–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 80–8 , align=left,

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, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5, Ulan-Ude, Russia , - , Win , 79–8 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 10–8 , - , Win , 78–8 , align=left, Khabi Khashpakov , style="font-size:88%", 2–1 , - , Win , 77–8 , align=left, Nikita Sofronov , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - , Win , 76–8 , align=left, Magomed Gusbanov , style="font-size:88%", , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 75–8 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 1–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, October 16–18, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,

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, - , Win , 75–7 , align=left, Arsen-Ali Musalaliev , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , - , Win , 74–7 , align=left, Magomedsharif Biyakaev , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , - , Win , 73–7 , align=left, Aslanbek Gvaramia , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - , Win , 72–7 , align=left, Magomed Gusbanov , style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 71–7 , align=left,

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, style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 68–7 , align=left, Abubakr Abakarov , style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , - , Win , 67–7 , align=left, Akhmed Magamaev , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 66–7 , align=left,

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, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5, Krasnoyarsk, Russia , - , Win , 65–7 , align=left, Arsen-Ali Musalaliev , style="font-size:88%", 2–0 , - , Win , 64–7 , align=left, Zaur Makiev , style="font-size:88%", 2–2 , - , Win , 63–7 , align=left, Brett Pfarr , style="font-size:88%", 6–0 , - , Win , 62–7 , align=left, Shinetur Narmandakh , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 61–7 , align=left, Ahmed Dudarov , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=5, October 21–24, 2019 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=5,

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, - , Win , 60–7 , align=left, Adilet Davlumbaev , style="font-size:88%", TF 13–2 , - , Win , 59–7 , align=left, Akhmed Aibuev , style="font-size:88%", 7–0 , - , Win , 58–7 , align=left, Lee Seungdong , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - , Win , 57–7 , align=left, Ahmad Yousef Bazrighaleh , style="font-size:88%", 6–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 56–7 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 6–0 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=6, September 21–22, 2019 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=6,

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, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"rowspan=6, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan , - , Win , 55–7 , align=left,

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, style="font-size:88%", TF 11–1 , - , Loss , 54–7 , align=left,

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, style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , - , Win , 52–6 , align=left, Ville Heino , style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 51–6 , align=left,

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, - , Win , 50–6 , align=left, Fatih Erdin , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 49–6 , align=left, Adilet Davlmbayev , style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , - , Win , 48–6 , align=left,

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, - , Win , 46–6 , align=left, Soslan Ktsoyev , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , - , Win , 45–6 , align=left, Zaur Makiev , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , - , Win , 44–6 , align=left,

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, style="font-size:88%", 2–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, May 1–3, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2019 Ali Aliev Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,

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Kamran Ghasempour Kamran Ghasempour (, born 16 Dec 1996) Kamran Ghasempour is an Iranian freestyle wrestler who competes at 92 kilograms, where he is the reigning World Champion. He is also a two-time Asian Continental champion and a two-time World U23 Champion ...

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Bucharest, Romania Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

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Anzor Urishev Anzor Suadinovich Urishev (; born January 23, 1987) is a Russian former freestyle wrestler, who competed for the men's freestyle 84 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was eliminated in the quarterfinal rounds, after being defeated by ...

, style="font-size:88%", 4–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, September 6–8, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2018 Dmitry Korkin International Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3, Yakutsk, Russia , - , Win , 31–4 , align=left, Turtogtokh Luvsandorj , style="font-size:88%", 6–0 , - , Win , 30–4 , align=left, Paredes Villagómez , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 29–4 , align=left,

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2018 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships The Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships 2018 (also known as the Russian Nationals 2018) was held in Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia by the Russian Wrestling Federation at the Odintsovo Sport Complex from 3–5 August 2018. Medal ...

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Odintsovo Odintsovo ( rus, Одинцово, , ɐdʲɪnˈtsovə) is a city and the administrative center of Odintsovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Western suburb of Moscow. Population: History The village of Odintsovo was established in the la ...

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Shamil Kudiyamagomedov Shamil Magomedovich Kudiyamagomedov (, ; born 9 May 1993, in Dagestan) is a retired Russian/naturalized Italian amateur wrestler of Avar heritage, who claimed the European senior title (2016), Russian national champion (2013), Italian national c ...

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Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

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Yurieski Torreblanca Yurieski Torreblanca Queralta (born March 14, 1989) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. A four-time Pan American Champion, Torreblanca won gold medals at the 2019 Pan American Games and the 2018 Central American and Car ...

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Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 The XXIX Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018, also known as Ivan Yarygin (Yariguin) 2018 was a wrestling event held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia between 26 and 28 January 2018. It was held as the second of the ranking series of United World Wrestling,i ...

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Moscow, Russia Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

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Davit Khutsishvili Davit Khutsishvili (born 19 October 1990, in Sagarejo) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 74 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Pürevjavyn Önörbat in the qualifications and Augusto Midana ...

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Vanadzor Vanadzor (, ) is an urban municipal community and the third largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city h ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

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Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017 The XXVIII Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017, also known as Ivan Yarygin (Yariguin) 2017 was a wrestling event held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia between 27 and 29 January 2017. This international tournament included competition in both Freestyle wre ...

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