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. He received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.