Ildar Hafizov

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.[2]

Ildar Hafizov

Hafizov in 2015
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	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Style	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	U.S Army WCAP
Coach	Ravil Biktikov
Medal record Representing  Uzbekistan Asian Championships 2011 Tashkent 55 kg 2007 Bishkek 55 kg Representing  United States Pan American Games 2019 Lima 60 kg USA Championships 2017 Las Vegas 59 kg Vantaa Cup 2015 Vantaa 59 kg Thor Masters 2017 Nykøbing Falster 59 kg

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]

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.[5]

At U.S. Open 2017 he won a gold medal at 59 kg categories.