Timur Taymazov

Tymur Taymazov

Personal information
Born	September 8, 1970
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Competitor for  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 Competitor for 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" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 18, 2008).
2. "1992 Summer Olympics - Barcelona, Spain - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 18, 2008).