Ildar Hafizov
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Full name | Ildar Hafizov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Uzbek American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | 30 January 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | U.S Army WCAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Ravil Biktikov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ildar Hafizov (Russian: Ильдар Хафизов; Tatar: Илдар Хәфиз; born 30 January 1988) is an Uzbek-American Greco-Roman wrestler of Tatar heritage, who competes in the 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.[citation needed]
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.[2] 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.[3]
In May 2015, Hafizov enlisted in the United States Army. He is currently a sergeant. Along with serving as a motor vehicle operator within the U.S. Army, he is also a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.[4]
At U.S. Open 2017 he won a gold medal at 59 kg categories.
He has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ildar Hafizov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) – Repechage Round 1 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ OlympicTalk (2021-06-19). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
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