Soslan Tigiev

{{Short description|Russian and Uzbekistani wrestler (born 1983)}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2010}}

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{{Medal|Country | {{UZB}} }}

{{Medal|Sport | Men's freestyle wrestling}}

{{Medal|Competition |Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Disqualified| 2008 Beijing | 74 kg}}

{{Medal|Disqualified| 2012 London | 74 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2006 Doha | 74 kg}}

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Soslan Tigiev (born October 12, 1983 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian and Uzbekistani wrestler who competed in the freestyle 74 kg category. He was the 2006 Asian Games bronze medalist. Tigiev was initially awarded a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110602/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/soslan-tigiyev-1.html Olympic results] His 2012 Olympic medal was stripped on November 7, 2012 after he tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine.[http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-strips-uzbek-wrestler-of-london-bronze/181770 IOC strips Uzbek wrestler of London bronze], IOC, November 7, 2012. He was stripped of his 2008 Olympic medal in 2016 after dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol) was found during retesting of his samples from Beijing.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/227375/9-athletes-including-6-medalists-caught-for-beijing-doping|title = 9 athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping|date = 27 October 2016}}