Timur Taymazov
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Timur Taymazov is a Ukrainian
weightlifter and Olympic champion.
He was born in Nogir, North Ossetia. Taymazov has a younger brother, Artur
, who is also 2004 Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling.
He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta. He received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
weightlifter and Olympic champion.
He was born in Nogir, North Ossetia. Taymazov has a younger brother, Artur
Artur Taymazov
Artur Taymazov is an Uzbek wrestler of Ossetian origin, and Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian. Making his Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000, he won Uzbekistan's first Olympic wrestling medal in the 130 kg weight class, losing to Russian David Musul'bes in the final...
, who is also 2004 Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling.
He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta. He received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.