Taimuraz Friev

{{short description|Spanish freestyle wrestler}} {{Family name hatnote|Ruslanovich|Friev|lang=Eastern Slavic}}{{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Taimuraz Friev | honorific_suffix = | image = Taimuraz Friev.JPG | image_size =  | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor =  | native_name = Фрив Наскидева Таймураз | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Friev Naskideava Taimuraz | full_name =  | nickname = | nationality = {{ESP}} | national_team =  | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|15}} | birth_place = Vladikavkaz, Russia | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = 176 cm | weight = 86 kg | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website =  | module =  | country = {{RUS}} <br> {{ESP}} (''since 2014'') | sport = Freestyle wrestling | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 86 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = Sportclub Lamina | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = Totras Orchegov, Marik Tedeev | retired = | coaching = | module2 =  | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb =  | show-medals = Yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's freestyle Wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Budapest|86 kg}} {{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Russian Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2009 Kazan|74 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2008 St.Petersburg|74 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior European Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2005 Wroclaw|74 kg}} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Taimuraz Ruslanovich Friev''' ({{langx|ru|Таймураз Русланович Фриев}}; born September 15, 1986, in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent representing Spain. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the Round of 32 by Liván López .<ref>{{cite web|title=Taimuraz Friev Naskidaeva |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/taimuraz-friev-naskidaeva |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=October 1, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111741/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/taimuraz-friev-naskidaeva |archivedate=August 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Freestyle 74 kg - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-74-kg |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=October 1, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922184339/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-74-kg |archivedate=September 22, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He competed in the 86{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024"/>

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