Nationality Uzbek
American Coached by Ravil Biktikov Weight 55 kg Sport Wrestling Height 1.58 m | Country United States Role Olympic athlete Ethnicity Tatar Name Ildar Hafizov Events Greco-Roman wrestling | |
Born 30 January 1988 (age 36) ( 1988-01-30 ) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union Team U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Residence Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | ||
Ildar hafizov 2015 u s senior nationals champion at 59 kg
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. 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.
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- Ildar hafizov 2015 u s senior nationals champion at 59 kg
- 59 semi finals ryan mango army wcap vs ildar hafizov army wcap
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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. 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.
In May 2015, Hafizov enlisted in the United States Army. 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.
At U.S. Open 2017 he won a gold medal at 59 kg categories.