After coming up short and taking second place at the 2020 Russian National Championships,[8] Naifonov wasn't able to compete at the Individual World Cup and did not wrestle again until March of 2021.
In order to achieve a place on the Olympic Team, Naifonov would have to take first place at the 2021 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Ulan-Ude. Winning all of his matches, including against 2020 European Silver Medallist, Magomed Ramazanov whom Naifonov defeated in the semi-final. At one point, Ramazanov was winning with the score 8-1,[9] before Naifonov made a large comeback to win 10-8. Naifonov would then meet his main rival in Russia, Dauren Kurugliev, representing Dagestan, in the final. Naifonov defeated Kurugliev with the score 2-1,[10] which won Naifonov the first place on the podium,[11] gold medal and be invited to compete for his country at the Olympic games in Tokyo.[12]
Olympic Gamesedit
Following his Russian National Championships win, Naifonov wrestled at the Olympic Games held in Tokyo. Naifonov made his Olympic debut with a win over Ossetian-Slovakian transfer, Boris Makojev and defeated him 6-0, followed by a 12-1, technical fall over Turkey's Osman Göçen, advancing Naifonov into the semi-final opposite Hassan Yazdani. Yazdani won the match 7-1; however as this match was the semi-final, Naifonov was automatically placed into a third place, bronze-medal match against Dagestan-Uzbekistan transfer, Javrail Shapiev. After controlling all six minutes in a low scoring match, Naifonov won the match 2-0, securing an Olympic Bronze Medal.[13]
2021 World Championshipsedit
Following his Bronze medal Olympic debut, Naifonov wanted to finish the year wrestling at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, held in Norway. Naifonov faced Japan's Hayato Ishiguro in the round of 16 and defeated the Japanese wrestler 11-0 with advancement to the quarter-final match against Spanish representative, Taiumuraz Friev, who Naifonov beat 5-2. In the semi-final, Naifonov would, again, Yazdani and lost again, by the score 8-2 and ruining his hopes for gold. Naifonov faced Kazakh wrestler, Azamat Dauletbekov in the bronze medal match, beating the Kazakh by 3-0 and winning his second world Bronze medal.[14][15]
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions the patronymic is Edikovich and the family name is Naifonov Artur Edikovich Naifonov Russian Artur Edikovich Najfonov IPA ɐrˈtur nɐɪ ˈfonef Ossetian Najfonty Edichy fyrt Artur 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 Artur Naifonov Artur Najfonov2021 World Wrestling ChampionshipsPersonal informationNative nameArtur Edikovich NajfonovFull nameArtur Edikovich NaifonovBorn10 May 1997 1997 05 10 age 26 Nizhnevartovsk Khanty Mansi Autonomous Okrug RussiaHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in SportCountry RussiaSportWrestlingWeight class86 kgRankInternational Master of Sport in Freestyle wrestlingEvent s FreestyleClubWrestling Academy of Aslan KhadarstevCoached byTotraz Archegov Viktor Rozhkov Elbrus Dudaev 1 Medal record Men s Freestyle WrestlingRepresenting ROCOlympic Games2020 Tokyo 86 kgRepresenting Russian Wrestling FederationWorld Championships2021 Oslo 86 kgRepresenting RussiaWorld Championships2019 Nur Sultan 86 kgEuropean Championships2021 Warsaw 86 kg2020 Rome 86 kg2018 Kaspiysk 86 kgRussian Championships2022 Kyzyl 86 kg2021 Ulan Ude 86 kg2019 Sochi 86 kg2020 Naro Fominsk 86 kg2018 Odintsovo 86 kgGolden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin2020 Krasnoyarsk 86 kg2018 Krasnoyarsk 86 kgMilitary World Games2019 Wuhan 86 kgWorld U23 Championships2018 Bucharest 86 kgJunior World Championships2017 Tampere 86 kgNaifonov is a survivor of the 2004 Beslan school siege along with his sister both receiving shrapnel wounds His mother was killed in crossfire 7 Contents 1 Road to Olympic Games 2 Olympic Games 3 2021 World Championships 4 Freestyle record 5 References 6 External linksRoad to Olympic Games editAfter coming up short and taking second place at the 2020 Russian National Championships 8 Naifonov wasn t able to compete at the Individual World Cup and did not wrestle again until March of 2021 In order to achieve a place on the Olympic Team Naifonov would have to take first place at the 2021 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Ulan Ude Winning all of his matches including against 2020 European Silver Medallist Magomed Ramazanov whom Naifonov defeated in the semi final At one point Ramazanov was winning with the score 8 1 9 before Naifonov made a large comeback to win 10 8 Naifonov would then meet his main rival in Russia Dauren Kurugliev representing Dagestan in the final Naifonov defeated Kurugliev with the score 2 1 10 which won Naifonov the first place on the podium 11 gold medal and be invited to compete for his country at the Olympic games in Tokyo 12 Olympic Games editFollowing his Russian National Championships win Naifonov wrestled at the Olympic Games held in Tokyo Naifonov made his Olympic debut with a win over Ossetian Slovakian transfer Boris Makojev and defeated him 6 0 followed by a 12 1 technical fall over Turkey s Osman Gocen advancing Naifonov into the semi final opposite Hassan Yazdani Yazdani won the match 7 1 however as this match was the semi final Naifonov was automatically placed into a third place bronze medal match against Dagestan Uzbekistan transfer Javrail Shapiev After controlling all six minutes in a low scoring match Naifonov won the match 2 0 securing an Olympic Bronze Medal 13 2021 World Championships editFollowing his Bronze medal Olympic debut Naifonov wanted to finish the year wrestling at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Norway Naifonov faced Japan s Hayato Ishiguro in the round of 16 and defeated the Japanese wrestler 11 0 with advancement to the quarter final match against Spanish representative Taiumuraz Friev who Naifonov beat 5 2 In the semi final Naifonov would again Yazdani and lost again by the score 8 2 and ruining his hopes for gold Naifonov faced Kazakh wrestler Azamat Dauletbekov in the bronze medal match beating the Kazakh by 3 0 and winning his second world Bronze medal 14 15 Freestyle record editInternational Senior Freestyle MatchesRes Record Opponent Score Date Event Location2021 World Championships nbsp at 86 kgWin 90 10 nbsp Azamat Dauletbekov 3 0 October 3 2021Loss 89 10 nbsp Hassan Yazdani 2 8 October 2 2021Win 89 9 nbsp Taimuraz Friev 5 2Win 88 9 nbsp Hayato Ishiguro TF 11 02020 Summer Olympics nbsp at 86 kgWin 87 9 nbsp Javrail Shapiev 2 0 August 5 2021 2020 Summer Olympics nbsp Tokyo JapanLoss 86 9 nbsp Hassan Yazdani 1 7 August 4 2021Win 86 8 nbsp Osman Gocen TF 12 1Win 85 8 nbsp Boris Makojev 6 02021 European Championships nbsp at 86 kgWin 84 8 nbsp Sandro Aminashvili 8 0 AprIl 19 21 2021 2021 European Continental Championships nbsp Warsaw PolandWin 83 8 nbsp Boris Makojev 9 0Win 82 8 nbsp Myles Amine 2 0Win 81 8 nbsp Gadzhimurad Magomedsaidov 10 22021 Russian Nationals nbsp at 86 kgWin 80 8 nbsp Dauren Kurugliev 2 1 March 11 14 2021 2021 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships nbsp Ulan Ude RussiaWin 79 8 nbsp Magomed Ramazanov 10 8Win 78 8 nbsp Khabi Khashpakov 2 1Win 77 8 nbsp Nikita Sofronov TF 11 0Win 76 8 nbsp Magomed Gusbanov2020 Russian Nationals nbsp at 86 kgLoss 75 8 nbsp Dauren Kurugliev 1 2 October 16 18 2020 2020 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships nbsp Naro Fominsk RussiaWin 75 7 nbsp Arsen Ali Musalaliev 8 0Win 74 7 nbsp Magomedsharif Biyakaev 4 0Win 73 7 nbsp Aslanbek Gvaramia TF 11 0Win 72 7 nbsp Magomed Gusbanov 8 22020 European Championships nbsp at 86 kgWin 71 7 nbsp Myles Amine 4 0 February 15 16 2020 2020 European Continental Championships nbsp Rome ItalyWin 70 7 nbsp Boris Makojev 3 0Win 69 7 nbsp Radoslaw Marcinkiewicz TF 10 0Win 68 7 nbsp Abubakr Abakarov 8 2Win 67 7 nbsp Akhmed Magamaev 5 02020 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix nbsp at 86 kgWin 66 7 nbsp Dauren Kurugliev 2 1 January 23 26 2020 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 nbsp Krasnoyarsk RussiaWin 65 7 nbsp Arsen Ali Musalaliev 2 0Win 64 7 nbsp Zaur Makiev 2 2Win 63 7 nbsp Brett Pfarr 6 0Win 62 7 nbsp Shinetur Narmandakh TF 10 02019 Military World Games nbsp at 86 kgWin 61 7 nbsp Ahmed Dudarov TF 10 0 October 21 24 2019 2019 Military World Games nbsp Warsaw PolandWin 60 7 nbsp Adilet Davlumbaev TF 13 2Win 59 7 nbsp Akhmed Aibuev 7 0Win 58 7 nbsp Lee Seungdong TF 11 0Win 57 7 nbsp Ahmad Yousef Bazrighaleh 6 32019 World Championships nbsp at 86 kgWin 56 7 nbsp Myles Amine 6 0 September 21 22 2019 2019 World Wrestling Championships nbsp Nur Sultan KazakhstanWin 55 7 nbsp Istvan Vereb TF 11 1Loss 54 7 nbsp Hassan Yazdani FallWin 54 6 nbsp Javrail Shapiev 6 0Win 53 6 nbsp Piotr Ianulov 4 0Win 52 6 nbsp Ville Heino 5 12019 Poland Open nbsp at 86 kgWin 51 6 nbsp Zbigniew Baranowski 4 1 August 2 4 2019 2019 Ziolkowski Pytlasinski Memorial nbsp Warsaw PolandWin 50 6 nbsp Fatih Erdin FallWin 49 6 nbsp Adilet Davlmbayev 8 2Win 48 6 nbsp Radoslaw Marcinkiewicz 8 12019 Russian Nationals nbsp at 86 kgWin 47 6 nbsp Vladislav Valiev 4 2 July 5 7 2019 2019 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships nbsp Sochi RussiaWin 46 6 nbsp Soslan Ktsoyev 4 0Win 45 6 nbsp Zaur Makiev 4 0Win 44 6 nbsp Magomed Ramazanov 7 3Win 43 6 nbsp Matvey Yakomaskin TF 10 02019 Ali Aliev Memorial nbsp at 86 kgWin 42 6 nbsp Dauren Kurugliev 2 2 May 1 3 2019 2019 Ali Aliev Memorial nbsp Kaspiysk RussiaWin 41 6 nbsp Arsen Ali Musalaliev 4 2Win 40 6 nbsp Javrail Shapiev 3 1Win 39 6 nbsp Rasul Tsikhayeu 4 3Win 38 6 nbsp Denis Balaur 3 12018 Alans International 8th at 86 kgLoss 37 6 nbsp Slavik Naniev Fall December 7 9 2018 2018 Alans International nbsp Vladikavkaz RussiaWin 37 5 nbsp Arseniy Khubaev 6 02018 U23 World Championships nbsp at 86 kgLoss 36 5 nbsp Kamran Ghasempour 1 4 November 12 18 2018 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships nbsp Bucharest RomaniaWin 36 4 nbsp Murad Suleymanov TF 14 4Win 35 4 nbsp Alex Moore TF 11 0Win 34 4 nbsp Uphar Sharma TF 10 0Win 33 4 nbsp Michal Bielawski TF 10 02018 Dmitry Korkin Memorial nbsp at 92 kgWin 32 4 nbsp Anzor Urishev 4 3 September 6 8 2018 2018 Dmitry Korkin International Memorial nbsp Yakutsk RussiaWin 31 4 nbsp Turtogtokh Luvsandorj 6 0Win 30 4 nbsp Paredes Villagomez TF 10 02018 Russian Nationals nbsp at 86 kgLoss 29 4 nbsp Dauren Kurugliev 1 2 August 3 5 2018 2018 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships nbsp Odintsovo RussiaWin 29 3 nbsp Zelimkhan Minkailov 3 0Win 28 3 nbsp Alik Shebzukhov TF 10 02018 European Championships nbsp at 86 kgWin 27 3 nbsp Alexander Gostiev 1 1 May 5 6 2018 2018 European Continental Championships nbsp Kaspiysk RussiaWin 26 3 nbsp Fatih Erdin 4 2Win 25 3 nbsp Shamil Kudiyamagomedov 7 6Win 24 3 nbsp Zbigniew Baranowski 9 2Win 23 3 nbsp Istvan Vereb 5 02018 Dan Kolov Nikola Petrov Memorial nbsp at 86 kgWin 22 3 nbsp Taimuraz Friev INJ March 22 25 2018 2018 Dan Kolov Nikola Petrov Memorial nbsp Sofia BulgariaWin 21 3 nbsp Georgy Rubaev DQWin 20 3 nbsp Shamil Kudiyamagomedov 5 4Win 19 3 nbsp Ahmet Bilici TF 10 0Win 18 3 nbsp Vladislav Valiev 3 22018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix nbsp at 86 kgWin 17 3 nbsp Yurieski Torreblanca 2 1 January 28 2018 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 nbsp Krasnoyarsk RussiaLoss 16 3 nbsp David Taylor FallWin 16 2 nbsp Dauren Kurugliev 3 2Win 15 2 nbsp Zushen Lin TF 10 02017 Alans International nbsp at 86 kgWin 14 2 nbsp Vladislav Valiev 1 1 November 17 19 2017 2017 Alans International nbsp Vladikavkaz RussiaWin 13 2 nbsp Alexander Gostiev 4 4Win 12 2 nbsp Batyrbek Tsakulov 11 4Win 11 2 nbsp Gulaev Akhsarbek FF2017 Alrosa Cup nbsp as Team RUS at 86 kgWin 10 2 nbsp Alexander Gostiev PP November 9 13 2017 2017 Alrosa Team Cup nbsp Moscow RussiaWin 9 2 nbsp Pavel Untila TFWin 8 2 nbsp Davit Khutsishvili PP2017 Yugra Cup nbsp at 86 kgWin 7 2 nbsp Arseni Khubaev 6 2 October 28 29 2017 2017 Yugra Cup nbsp Nefteyugansk RussiaLoss 6 2 nbsp Zaur Makiev 5 12Win 6 1 nbsp Aleksandr Zelenkov 6 1Win 5 1 nbsp Kanat Berdiyev TF 10 02017 Stepan Sargsyan Cup nbsp at 86 kgWin 4 1 nbsp Batyrbek Tsakulov 4 0 October 7 8 2017 2017 Stepan Sargsyan Cup nbsp Vanadzor ArmeniaWin 3 1 nbsp David Khutsishvili TF 10 0Win 2 1 nbsp Saba Chikhradze TF 12 2Win 1 1 nbsp Vahe Tamrazyan 8 12017 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 17th at 86 kgLoss 0 1 nbsp Akhmed Magamaev 1 6 January 28 2017 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017 nbsp Krasnoyarsk RussiaReferences edit 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 Artur Najfonov chempion Evropy po sportivnoj borbe depsport ru Retrieved 2021 04 21 Artur Najfonov vyigral chempionat Evropy po volnoj borbe GTRK Alaniya Rossiya Alaniya GTRK ALANIYa in Russian 2020 02 16 Retrieved 2021 04 21 MMA Edinoborstva Rossijskij borec Najfonov zavoeval zoloto chempionata Evropy news sportbox ru in Russian 2020 02 16 Retrieved 2021 04 21 sajt OSnova Severo Osetinskij informacionnyj Artur Najfonov chempion Evropy po volnoj borbe OsNova News Retrieved 2021 04 21 Borec Artur Najfonov prines Rossii bronzu na Olimpiade 17 let nazad on byl zalozhnikom v shkole Beslana ego mat pogibla pri terakte Meduza in Russian 2021 08 07 Retrieved 2021 08 08 Chempionat Rossii po volnoj borbe sredi muzhchin Den 3 Rezultaty itogi karate ru in Russian Retrieved 2023 05 21 Telesport Najfonov pobedil Ramazanova proigryvaya 1 8 Polufinal chempionata Rossii 2021 smotret video TeleSport besplatnye pryamye onlajn translyacii tele sport ru in Russian Retrieved 2023 05 21 Artur Najfonov stal chempionom Rossii po volnoj borbe 15 J REGION 15 J REGION Informacionnyj portal RSO Alaniya in Russian 2021 03 12 Retrieved 2023 05 21 Dvukratnyj chempion mira Zaur Uguev Artur Najfonov i Magomed Kurbanov chempiony Rossii po volnoj borbe v Ulan Ude allsportinfo ru Retrieved 2023 05 21 Artur Najfonov stal chempionom Rossii po volnoj borbe vladikavkaz bezformata com Retrieved 2023 05 21 Artur Naifonov Myles Amine win men s 86kg bronze medals NBC Olympics www nbcolympics com Retrieved 2023 05 21 86 kg Final 3 5 Azamat Dauletbekov Kazakhstan vs Artur Naifonov Russian Wrestling Federation www flowrestling org Retrieved 2023 05 21 NAIFONOV Artur profile page uww org in Russian Retrieved 2023 05 21 External links editArtur Naifonov at United World WrestlingArtur Naifonov at the International Wrestling Database nbsp Artur Naifonov at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artur Naifonov amp oldid 1181987869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
