| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 1 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 2 | Freestyle 130 kg | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2006 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| 1 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2003 | New York, NY, USA | |
| 2 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2010 | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| 2 | Freestyle 130 kg | 2001 | Sofia, BUL | |
| 3 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2007 | Baku, AZE | |
| 8 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2011 | Istanbul, TUR | |
| Asian Games | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| Asian Championships | ||||
| 1 | Freestyle 120 kg | 2011 | Tashkent, UZB | |
Hobbies
Swimming, reading, listening to music. (FILA, 21 Jul 2008)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Children Arsen and Kamila
Language(s) spoken
Russian
Club name
Dinamo, Tashkent, UZB
Coach
Salim Abduvaliev, Akhrol Ruziev (fila-official.com, 30 Mar 2012)
Other sports
His older brother Timur Taimazov was the 1996 Olympic Games champion in weightlifting. (wrestlingua.com, 25 Feb 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started wrestling in 1990. (fila-official.com, 30 Mar 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
In childhood, he was doing weightlifting but when he turned 11, a freestyle wrestling club opened in his village and he switched to this sport. (wrestlingua.com, 25 Feb 2010)
Ambitions
To win a third Olympic gold medal. (wrestlingua.com, 25 Feb 2010)
Awards
He was named Uzbekistan's Athlete of the Year for 2006. (ut.uz, 18 Feb 2008)
General
RUSSIA TO UZBEKISTAN
He started competing for Uzbekistan because Russia's quota for his weight category at the 2000 Olympic Games was full. He thought that he would be able to compete for Russia again but FILA rules did not allow it, so he continued competing for Uzbekistan. (wrestlingua.com, 25 Feb 2010)
TIGER TAMED
Prior to the 2004 Olympic Games, he was one of 64 athletes featured in an espn.com tournament to determine the world's best male athlete. In his second round he claimed the high profile scalp of Tiger Woods, winning 50.2% of the votes. (ossetians.com, 10 May 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
