Ildar Hafizov

Ildar Hafizov

Ildar Hafizov (right)
Personal information
Full name Ildar Hafizov
Nationality Uzbek
American
Born (1988-01-30) 30 January 1988
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Style Greco-Roman
Club U.S Army WCAP
Coach Ravil Biktikov
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Championships
2011 Tashkent 55 kg
2007 Bishkek 55 kg
Representing  United States
Vantaa Cup
2015 Vantaa 59 kg

Ildar Hafizov (Russian: Ильдар Хафизов; Tatar: Илдар Хәфиз; born 30 January 1988 in Tashkent) is an Uzbek-American Greco-Roman wrestler of Tatar descent, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] Before his change of domicile to the United States in 2014, Hafizov represented his native Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has picked up the silver medal in his respective division at the 2011 Asian Wrestling Championships, coincidentally in his home city Tashkent, losing out to Kyrgyzstan's Arsen Eraliev.[2]

Hafizov competed for the Uzbek wrestling squad in the men's 55 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He lost the first prelims match to Russia's Nazyr Mankiev, who was able to score three points each in two straight periods, leaving Hafizov with a single point.[3] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Hafizov offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. He was defeated by Serbia's Kristijan Fris in the first round, with a technical score of 1–5.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ildar Hafizov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Iran Greco-Roman team wins 2 bronzes". Press TV. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) – Repechage Round 1 Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

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