Lenur Temirov

Lenur Temirov

Personal information
Full name	Lenur Serverovych Temirov
Nationality	Ukraine
Born	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34) Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine (2007-2014, 2018-now) Russia (2014-2017)
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Dynamo Simferopol[1]
Coached by	Ismet Saliev[1]
Achievements and titles
World finals	2018 Worlds 3rd at 63 kg.
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Representing  Ukraine World Championships 2018 Budapest 63 kg 2021 Oslo 63 kg European Championships 2019 Bucharest 60 kg 2020 Rome 63 kg

Lenur Serverovych Temirov (Ukrainian: Ленур Серверович Теміров; born January 1, 1990, in Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR) is a Crimean Tatar amateur Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the men's lightweight category for Ukraine.^[1][2]

Career

He was the 2018 World Championship bronze medalist.^[3] He was also a bronze medalist at the 2010 Junior World Championships.^[4] Temirov is a member of the wrestling team for Dynamo Simferopol in his current residence Simferopol, and is coached and trained by Ismet Saliev.^[1]

Temirov represented his adopted nation Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 60 kg class. However, he lost the qualifying round match to Kazakhstan's Almat Kebispayev, who was able to score eight points in two straight periods, leaving Temirov without a single point.^[5]

After the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Temirov took part in Russian national competitions and was even called to the Russian national team.^[6] During that period of his career, he ranked 5th in the Russian National Championships in 2017 and won the All-Russian Wrestling Tournament for Prizes of the Crimean Head Sergei Aksyonov in 2015.^[6]

References

1. "Lenur Temirov". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lenur Temirov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
3. "World Championships | Drupal". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
4. "Staebler Comes Back to Defeat Zhadrayev in 2017 World Finals Rematch | United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
5. "Men's 60kg Greco-Roman Qualification". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
6. Wrestler Lenur Temirov from Sudak is called to the Russian national team

External links

• Profile – International Wrestling Database
• NBC Olympics Profile