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.
References
- "Olympics on Yahoo Sports - News, Scores, Table, Rumors, Fantasy Games".
- "9 Olympians, including 6 medallists, caught for Beijing doping". cbc.ca. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- "IOC - International Olympic Committee | Olympics.com".
External links
- Taimuraz Tigiyev at the International Wrestling Database
- Taimuraz Tigiyev at Olympedia
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