Timur Taymazov

Tymur Taymazov
Personal information
Born September 8, 1970
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta – 108 kg
World Championships
1993 Melbourne – 108 kg
1994 Istanbul – 108 kg
European Championships
1993 Sofia – 108 kg
1994 Sokolov – 108 kg
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona – 100 kg
European Championships
1992 Szekszard – 100 kg

Tymur Taymazov (Russian/Ukrainian: Тимур Таймазов,Ossetian: Таймазты Барисы фырт Тимур, born September 8, 1970) is a Ossetian-Ukrainian weightlifter and Olympic champion.

He was born in Nogir, North Ossetia. Taymazov has a younger brother, Artur, who is also 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling 120 kg weight category. Timur is a member of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] He received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics - Atlanta, United States - Weightlifting" Archived 2007-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 18, 2008).
  2. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics - Barcelona, Spain - Weightlifting" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 18, 2008).



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