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Timur Taymazov

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Timour Taimazov (Russian/Ukrainian: Тимур Таймазов,Ossetian: Таймазты Барисы фырт Тимур, born 8 September, 1970) is a former Ossetian-Ukrainian weightlifter, Olympic champion and two-time World Champion. He was born in Nogir, North Ossetia. Taimazov has a younger brother, Artur, who was also a 2004 Olympic Champion, in the sport- freestyle wrestling 120 kg weight category, but had gold medals for 2008 and 2012 withdrawn for doping offences. Timour is a member of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Timur Taymazov is the 4,224th most popular athlete (down from 2,729th in 2024). (down from 4,841st in 2019)

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Among athletes, Timur Taymazov ranks 4,224 out of 6,025. Before him are Rita Kőbán, Irina Meleshina, Anna Le Moine, Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Robbie Grabarz, and Zsolt Gyulay. After him are Stefan Nilsson, Michael Steinbach, Alla Cherkasova, Orlando Hernández, Giorgi Vazagashvili, and Ville Räikkönen.

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Among people born in 1970, Timur Taymazov ranks 1,061. Before him are Luis Lobo, Volodymyr Tykhyi, Everton Giovanella, Carmela Allucci, Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, and Didier Rous. After him are Marie Lindgren, Brian Bloom, Soner Cagaptay, Christopher Cassidy, Derek Parra, and Jan Michaelsen.

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