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Summary Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan has won Olympic wrestling gold in men's 120-kg division.
Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan won his 3rd straight Olympic wrestling gold in mens 120-kg division, beating Georgias Davit Modzmanashvili to become the third male wrestler to win gold medals in three straight Olympics.Taymazov joins Alexander Medved of the former Soviet Union and Russian legend Alexander Karelin as three-time winners.Taymazov, by virtue of his silver in Sydney in 2000, also equaled Karelins Olympic medal haul.Japans Kaori Icho and Saori Yoshida each won their third straight Olympic golds in womens freestyle earlier this week.
