Arsen Fadzaev
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| Nationality | Russian/Uzbekistani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trudovye Rezervy Termez CSKA Tashkent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arsen Suleymanovich Fadzaev (Russian: Арсен Сулейманович Фадзаев; born 5 September 1962, in Chikola, North Ossetia–Alania, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet wrestler, World champion and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. He also ran as a candidate for SRZP in the 2022 North Ossetia–Alania parliamentary election.[1]
Biography
[edit]Political career
[edit]On December 7, 2003, he was elected a deputy to the 4th State Duma in the North Ossetian single-mandate constituency from the Union of Right Forces, but after his election he joined the United Russia.[2] He was deputy chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, and a member of the commission on the problems of the North Caucasus.
On December 2, 2007, he was elected to the 5th State Duma on the federal list of the United Russia party. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots.[3]
Advocates the recognition of South Ossetia's independence.[4] He created the public organization For the Health of the Nation.
In the December 2011 6th State Duma elections, Fadzaev was not included in the United Russia list from North Ossetia. In August, he joined the Patriots of Russia. In October 2012, in the elections to the legislative assembly of the North Ossetia, Patriots of Russia with Fadzaev at the head of the list won 26.5% of the votes.[5]
Head of the Patriots of Russia faction in the Parliament of North Ossetia-Alania. Deputy of the Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania of the fifth convocation, member of the Committee on Social Policy, Healthcare and Veterans' Affairs.
On September 22, 2017, at the suggestion of the United Russia and Patriots of Russia factions, he was elected to represent the legislature of North Ossetia-Alania in the Federation Council.[6]
Olympics
[edit]Fadzaev competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received his first Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling.[7] He won another gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He competed for Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 13th.
Sanctions
[edit]Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Сенатором от парламента Северной Осетии стал единоросс Виталий Назаренко". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "Североосетинский депутат представлял в Госдуме интересы двух Осетий". Североосетинский депутат представлял в Госдуме интересы двух Осетий (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Постановление Государственной Думы о составах комитетов Государственной Думы и Комиссии Государственной Думы по мандатным вопросам и вопросам депутатской этики". 2007-12-24.
- ^ Узел, Кавказский. "Арсен Фадзаев: наступило время признать независимость Южной Осетии". Кавказский Узел. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ ""Патриоты России" достигли вершин на Кавказе". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Лидер осетинских "Патриотов России" Арсен Фадзаев делегирован в Совет федерации". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arsen Fadzayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Arsen Fadzaev at the International Wrestling Database
- Arsen Fadzaev at Olympics.com
- Arsen Fadzaev at Olympedia (archive)
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