David Vladimirovich Musulbes (, also

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Musuľbes, born 28 May 1972 in Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR) is a retired Russian wrestler of Georgian origin who competed for Russia and later represented

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. He is the

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winner in freestyle 130 kg, the 2001 and 2002 World Champion in freestyle 120 kg. In 2007, he gained Slovak citizenship and represented Slovakia at the

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, winning the bronze medal in freestyle 120 kg. After

Artur Taymazov Artur Borisovich Taymazov (; ; born 20 July 1979) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek-Russian Sport wrestling, wrestler and politician and a ethnics Ossetian. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian before being stripped of two gold medals for doping. ...

, who defeated Musulbes in semifinals, was positively tested for banned substance in his urine sample and disqualified, Musulbes moved to second place and silver medal. Musulbes lives in Moscow, where he is the director of the Moscow Secondary Special Olympic Reserve School No. 1.

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