Taimuraz Tigiyev

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.[1] In 2016, he was stripped of his Olympic medal after a retest of his doping sample tested positive for steroids.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the second round to Abdusalam Gadisov of Russia.[3]

References
  1. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/olympics/athletes/taimuraz-tigiyev.html
  2. "9 Olympians, including 6 medallists, caught for Beijing doping". cbc.ca. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/wrestling/freestyle-96-kg-m?sport=167983&games=2012/1&event=168087
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