In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Edikovich and the family name is Naifonov.
Artur Naifonov Артур Найфонов
2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Native name
Артур Эдикович Найфонов
Full name
Artur Edikovich Naifonov
Nationality
Russia
Born
10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) (age 27) Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country
Russia
Sport
Wrestling
Weight class
86 kg
Rank
International Master of Sport in Freestyle wrestling
Event
Freestyle
Club
Wrestling Academy of Aslan Khadarstev
Coached by
Totraz Archegov, Viktor Rozhkov, Elbrus Dudaev[1]
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing ROC
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
86 kg
Representing Russian Wrestling Federation
World Championships
2021 Oslo
86 kg
Representing Russia
World Championships
2019 Nur-Sultan
86 kg
European Championships
2021 Warsaw
86 kg
2020 Rome
86 kg
2018 Kaspiysk
86 kg
Russian Championships
2022 Kyzyl
86 kg
2021 Ulan-Ude
86 kg
2019 Sochi
86 kg
2020 Naro-Fominsk
86 kg
2018 Odintsovo
86 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2020 Krasnoyarsk
86 kg
2018 Krasnoyarsk
86 kg
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan
86 kg
World U23 Championships
2018 Bucharest
86 kg
Junior World Championships
2017 Tampere
86 kg
Artur Edikovich Naifonov (Russian: Артур Эдикович Найфонов, IPA:[ɐrˈturnɐɪ̯ˈfonəf], Ossetian: Найфонты Эдичы фырт Артур; born 10 May 1997) is a Russian freestyle wrestler, who competes at 86 kilograms.[2] Naifonov is an Olympic Games medalist, World Championship medalist, three-time European Continental champion and a three-time Russian National champion (four-time finalist).[3][4][5][6]
Naifonov is a survivor of the 2004 Beslan school siege along with his sister, both receiving shrapnel wounds. His mother was killed in crossfire.[7]
^"Totraz Archegov: "It's not enough to be a good athlete. One must be a man - then God will help!"". gazetabeslana.ru. May 20, 2014.
^"Artur Naifonov Profile". Infosport.ru. infosport. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^"Артур Найфонов - чемпион Европы по спортивной борьбе". depsport.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^"Артур Найфонов выиграл чемпионат Европы по вольной борьбе | ГТРК Алания". Россия-Алания / ГТРК "АЛАНИЯ" (in Russian). 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^"MMA/Единоборства. Российский борец Найфонов завоевал золото чемпионата Европы". news.sportbox.ru (in Russian). 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^сайт «ОСнова», Северо-Осетинский информационный. "Артур Найфонов - чемпион Европы по вольной борьбе!". ОсНова.News. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^"Борец Артур Найфонов принес России бронзу на Олимпиаде. 17 лет назад он был заложником в школе Беслана, его мать погибла при теракте". Медуза (in Russian). 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
Artur Edikovich Naifonov (Russian: Артур Эдикович Найфонов, IPA: [ɐrˈtur nɐɪ̯ˈfonəf], Ossetian: Найфонты Эдичы фырт Артур; born 10 May 1997) is a Russian...
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had friends and training partners who were being held as hostages. ArturNaifonov, an Olympic Wrestling Bronze Medalist, also survived the siege.[citation...
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