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Taimuraz Tigiyev

1982 - Today

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Taimuraz Tigiyev (born 15 January 1982 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian-Kazakhstani wrestler from Moscow of Ossetian origin. He initially won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2016, he was stripped of his Olympic medal after a retest of his doping sample tested positive for steroids. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the second round to Abdusalam Gadisov of Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Taimuraz Tigiyev is the 1,082nd most popular wrestler (down from 822nd in 2024), the 3,766th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,389th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Russian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Taimuraz Tigiyev ranks 1,082 out of 1,027Before him are Raquel Rodriguez, Zaur Uguev, Ushangi Kokauri, Elmurat Tasmuradov, Maria Suelen Altheman, and René Duprée. After him are Colt Cabana, Michaela Polleres, Haruka Tachimoto, Daffney, Mayu Mukaida, and Christy Hemme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Taimuraz Tigiyev ranks 1,421Before him are Taku Harada, Kanako Kitao, Vladimir Grigoryev, Minna Kauppi, Miryam Roper, and Enefiok Udo-Obong. After him are Bouna Coundoul, Sébastien Minard, Carla MacLeod, Hideyuki Ishida, Matt Cohen, and Ochirbatyn Burmaa.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Taimuraz Tigiyev ranks 3,766 out of 3,761Before him are Zaur Uguev (1995), Alexander Loginov (1992), Viktor Vasin (1988), Denis Galimzyanov (1987), Soslan Dzhanayev (1987), and Darja Varfolomeev (2006). After him are Andrey Yeshchenko (1984), Dmitri Nossov (1980), Roman Sludnov (1980), Andrey Grechin (1987), Thomas Burns (null), and Arina Fedorovtseva (2004).

Among WRESTLERS In Russia

Among wrestlers born in Russia, Taimuraz Tigiyev ranks 73Before him are Marid Mutalimov (1980), Mingiyan Semenov (1990), Selim Yaşar (1990), Javid Hamzatau (1989), Shamil Borchashvili (1995), and Zaur Uguev (1995). After him are Ekaterina Bukina (1987), Alan Khugaev (1989), Niyaz Ilyasov (1995), Viktor Lebedev (1988), Dzhamal Otarsultanov (1987), and Natalia Vorobieva (1991).