Ildar Hafizov

Ildar Hafizov

Ildar Hafizov (right)
Personal information
Nationality	Uzbek American
Ethnicity	Tatar
Born	(1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Team	U.S Army WCAP
Coached by	Ravil Biktikov
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Competitor for  Uzbekistan Asian Championships 2011 Tashkent 55 kg 2007 Bishkek 55 kg Competitor for  United States Vantaa Cup 2015 Vantaa 59 kg

Ildar Hafizov (Uzbek: Ильдар Хафизов; born 30 January 1988 in Tashkent) is an Uzbekistani of Tatar descent Naturalized American greco-roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.^[1] He won the silver medal for his division at the 2011 Asian Wrestling Championships, coincidentally in his home city Tashkent, losing out to Kyrgyzstan's Arsen Eraliev.^[2]

Hafizov represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He lost the first preliminary 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

External links

• Profile – International Wrestling Database
• NBC Olympics Profile