Taimuraz Friev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ruslanovich and the family name is Friev.

Taimuraz Ruslanovich Friev (Russian: 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 .^[1][2]

Taimuraz Friev

Personal information
Native name	Фрив Наскидева Таймураз
Birth name	Friev Naskideava Taimuraz
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1986-09-15) September 15, 1986 (age 38) Vladikavkaz, Russia
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia  Spain (since 2014)
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Weight class	86 kg
Club	Sportclub Lamina
Coached by	Totras Orchegov, Marik Tedeev
Medal record Men's freestyle Wrestling Representing  Spain World Championships 2018 Budapest 86 kg Representing  Russia Russian Championships 2009 Kazan 74 kg 2008 St.Petersburg 74 kg Junior European Championships 2005 Wroclaw 74 kg

He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[3] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.^[4]