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Taimuraz Tigiyev

1982 - Today

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Taimuraz Tigiyev (born 15 January 1982 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian-Kazakhstani wrestler from Moscow of Ossetian origin. He initially won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2016, he was stripped of his Olympic medal after a retest of his doping sample tested positive for steroids. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the second round to Abdusalam Gadisov of Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Taimuraz Tigiyev is the 1,072nd most popular wrestler (down from 822nd in 2024), the 3,758th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,389th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Russian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Taimuraz Tigiyev ranks 1,073 out of 1,027. Before him are Ryunosuke Haga, Raquel Rodriguez, Zaur Uguev, Ushangi Kokauri, Elmurat Tasmuradov, Maria Suelen Altheman, and René Duprée. After him are Colt Cabana, Michaela Polleres, Haruka Tachimoto, Daffney, and Mayu Mukaida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Taimuraz Tigiyev ranks 1,421. Before him are Taku Harada, Kanako Kitao, Vladimir Grigoryev, Minna Kauppi, Miryam Roper, and Enefiok Udo-Obong. After him are Bouna Coundoul, Sébastien Minard, Carla MacLeod, Hideyuki Ishida, Matt Cohen, and Ochirbatyn Burmaa.

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Among WRESTLERS In Russia

Among wrestlers born in Russia, Taimuraz Tigiyev ranks 72. Before him are Marid Mutalimov (1980), Mingiyan Semenov (1990), Selim Yaşar (1990), Javid Hamzatau (1989), Shamil Borchashvili (1995), and Zaur Uguev (1995). After him are Ekaterina Bukina (1987), Alan Khugaev (1989), Niyaz Ilyasov (1995), Viktor Lebedev (1988), Dzhamal Otarsultanov (1987), and Natalia Vorobieva (1991).

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