Full name Sanjar Zokirov Sport Judo Nationality Uzbekistan Event(s) 60 kg | Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 ⁄2 in) Name Sanjar Zokirov Weight 60 kg (132 lb) | |
Born 6 January 1983 (age 41) ( 1983-01-06 ) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR,
Soviet Union | ||
Sanjar Zokirov . MMA .
Sanjar Zokirov (also Sanzhar Zakirov, Uzbek: Санжар Закиров; born January 6, 1983 in Tashkent) is an Uzbek judoka, who competed in the men's extra-lightweight category. He attained a fifth-place finish in the 60-kg division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and also represented his nation Uzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Zokirov qualified for the Uzbek squad in the men's extra-lightweight class (60 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He lost his opening match to Georgian-born Greek judoka Revazi Zintiridis, who scored an ippon victory and quickly subdued him on the tatami with a tani otoshi (valley drop) twenty-seven seconds remaining into their bout.