Tamerlan Tagziev

Tamerlan Tagziev (born September 25, 1981)[1] is an Ossetian wrestler competing for Canada.

Tamerlan Tagziev
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1981-09-25) 25 September 1981
Beslan, Russia
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow86 kg freestyle
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto86 kg freestyle

Career

Tagziev moved to Canada in 2009 and became a citizen in the same year.[1] He won a gold medal in the 86 kg freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[2] He was given a four-year ban after testing positive for meldonium on 29 August 2016.[3]

References
  1. Glasgow 2014 profile
  2. "Canada wins 2 more wrestling golds at Commonwealth Games". CBC Sports. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. Canadian wrestler given 4-year ban for doping violation


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