Artur Borisovich Taymazov (; ; born 20 July 1979) is an Uzbek-

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and politician and a ethnics Ossetian. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian before being stripped of two gold medals for doping. In 2016, he was elected 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of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal was withdrawn.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he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event was also withdrawn. As both of his gold medals were re-allocated to Russian wrestlers, Taymazov said he was nonetheless happy to "bring" two golds to Russia.

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

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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. 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. Taymazov was stripped of his medal, and his 2008 results were disqualified.

2012 London Olympics

At the 2012 Games in London, he won his third consecutive Gold Medal by beating Davit Modzmanashvili of

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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. 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.

Results

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Politics

He has been a member of the

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since

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, representing the

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Sanctions

He was sanctioned by

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under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the

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for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security, and by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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