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Artur Borisovich Taymazov is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. He was born on July 1979, 20 in the village of Nogir, North Ossetia, and is currently a member of the Tashkent club Dinamo. He is a three-time Olympic champion (2004, 2008 and 2012), a silver medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, a two-time world champion, a two-time Asian champion, and a three-time winner of the Asian Games. He graduated from North Ossetian State University in 2004. Artur Taymazov is one of the most reliable wrestlers in Uzbekistan in the international arena. Uzbekistan has won 6 out of 3 gold medals in the history of the Olympics. He is married, has a son named Arsen and a daughter named Kamila.

Artur Taymazov was born in the village of Nogir in North Ossetia. Arthur has been involved in weightlifting with his brother since he was young. At the age of 11, a freestyle wrestling department was opened in his village, and Arthur became more attracted to the sport. At that time, he took part in trainings with fellow wrestlers Elbrus Tedeyev and Vadim Tasoev. He has been involved in professional sports since 1990.

Artur Taymazov made his debut at the age of 19. Arthur, who was a champion at the 1998 World Youth Games, gradually began to achieve great things.
Artur Taymazov has been fighting for Uzbekistan since 2000. He explains this decision not by the competition in the Russian national team, as many think, but by the quotas at the Olympics:
"According to the points scored on behalf of Russia at the 2000 Olympics, it was clear that my compatriot David Musulbes would participate, I was offered to represent Uzbekistan on the carpet, and I accepted."
Excerpt from an interview with Artur Taymazov.
Arthur later participated in various national and international competitions and won prizes. He is a three-time Olympic champion, multiple World and Asian champion.
Sports activities
From August 2000 to September 20, 5, he placed 2nd at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
On December 2003-11, 15, he placed 1st at the World Championships in the United States.
He took 2004st place at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on August 14-29, 1.
2006st place at the international tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on March 10-12, 1, 2006st place at the international tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 23-25, 1, at the World Cup in China from September 2006 to October 24, 1 1st place, 2006st place at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, December 1-15, 1.
On March 2007-1, 4 he took the 2nd place at the international tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and on September 2007-17, 26 he took the 3rd place at the World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.
On February 2008-16, 18 he took the 3rd place at the World Cup in Vladikavkaz, Russia, and on August 2008-8, 23 he took the 1st place at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. earned the title of giant.
On September 2010-6, 12, he took 2nd place at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
On November 2010-23, 26, he took 1st place at the XIV Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
On May 2011-15, 22 he took the 1st place at the Asian Championship in Tashkent, and on July 2011-23, 24 he took the 1st place at the international tournament in Kiev, Ukraine.
In 2012, he placed 2012st at the 1 Summer Olympics in London, England.
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Due to a series of achievements, regular participation in the Olympic and Asian Games, achievements at the World Championships, Artur Taymazov has become the most popular athlete in the foreign and Uzbek press.
The strongest male athlete
In the run-up to the 2004 Olympics, ESPN conducted a survey of its readers on "The Strongest Male Athlete." In the first round of the online poll, Artur Taymazov was ahead of cowboy Trevor Brazile with 77,4% of the vote, while in the second round he was ahead of famous golf master Tiger Woods with 72 votes.
King Arthur
After Artur Taymazov's third gold medal at the London Olympics, the local stadium.uz published an article against Taymazov under the headline "King Arthur three times !!!"
Uzbek wrestler Artur Taymazov also repeated the record of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling with a gold medal won at the London Olympics. Earlier, three athletes had won three Olympic titles. Taymazov became the fourth athlete to join them. But only one athlete won one silver medal in addition to three gold. This Olympic record was repeated by Artur Taymazov. The Olympic record to this day belonged to the legendary Greco-Roman wrestling champion Alexander Karelin. The Novosbirsk wrestler was an Olympic champion in 1988 (as part of the former Soviet Union), 1992 (MDO), 1996 (Russia), and in 2000 was awarded a silver medal in Sydney.
Another Russian wrestler, Buvaysar Saytiyev, also won three gold medals in the 74 kg weight category (1996, 2004, 2008). Alexander Medved, a Belarusian heavyweight, won as many gold medals (1964, 1968, 1972) as the former Soviet Union.
Gold statuette
Following the success of the London 2012 Olympics, Artur Taymazov was awarded the Order "El-Yurt Hurmati" by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov dated August 14. In addition, on August 24, Taymazov was received by the President of Uzbekistan, along with other Uzbek winners of the London 2012 Olympics, and received a statue of the President holding a flag of Uzbekistan with a golden water. .
On August 2012, 29 at the Museum of Olympic Glory of Uzbekistan at the celebration of the London Olympics winners Artur Taymazov was awarded a certificate worth $ 150 and the keys to a Chevrolet Malibu.
Special prize of the Olympic Council of Asia
At the end of 2012, the Special Council of the Asian Olympic Council introduced a special award and presented it to athletes who achieved high results at the XXX Olympic Games. The Olympic Council of Asia has selected and presented a group of athletes who have won gold medals at the Olympics and set Asian and world records. The award was also presented to three-time Olympic champion Artur Taymazov. These awards were presented to the representative of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan at the General Assembly of the Council in Macau in November.
Recognition of the President of North Ossetia
After the 2012 London Olympics, Arthur was greeted heroically at the place where he was born and raised. The President of the Republic of North Ossetia Taymuraz Mamsurov awarded freestyle wrestler Artur Taymazov, who will represent Uzbekistan at the Olympic Games, with the highest award of the country - the Order of Ossetian Glory.
The three-time Olympic champion was also handed the keys to a new three-bedroom apartment. According to President Taymuraz Mamsurov, no one will be able to repeat the results of Artur Taymazov until the end of the XXI century.
Personal life
Artur Taymazov was born in 1979 in the family of Boris Hasakoyevich Taymazov, a driver at a dairy plant in the village of Nogir, which is included in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of Olympic champions per capita. His mother, Taymazova Nina Babitsaevna (maiden name Gudiyeva), is proud of the success of her sons, who won a total of six medals at the Olympics.
At first, Arthur took part in weightlifting classes with his brothers Alan and Timur, which upset him because he was relatively young and did not participate in competitions as much as his brothers, and he began to take part in freestyle wrestling under the pressure of his classmates.
Arthur has repeatedly said that he was involved in weightlifting and that his brothers contributed greatly to his current success.
His brother Timur Taymazov won a silver medal as a member of the CIS team at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. In 1996 he won a gold medal in weightlifting on the Ukrainian Olympic team, was a two-time world champion. His brother, Timur Taymazov, is currently the head of the North Ossetian Tax Office and a member of the North Ossetian parliament.
Artur Taymazov is married. Spouse Zarina. He has a son named Arsen (born in 2005) and a daughter named Camilla (born in 2008).
Awards
Master of Sports of International Class Artur Taymazov received the following awards:
2002 - the honorary title of "Honored Athlete of Uzbekistan";
2004 - Honorary title "Pride of Uzbekistan";
2008 - Order "For Great Services";
2012 - Order "El-Yurt Hurmati";