Farit Zigangirov
 Zigangirov (right) at the 1980 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 August 1954 Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 August 2026 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Almaty | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Farit Nurgaliyevich Zigangirov (Russian: Фарит Нургалиевич Зигангиров; Tatar: Фәрит Нургали улы Җиһангиров, Färit Nurğali ulı Cihangirow; 15 August 1954 – 20 August 2026) was a Soviet Tatar field hockey player who won a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.[1]
Zigangirov was the youngest child in a family of seven siblings. During his sports career he moved between several cities in Russia and Kazakhstan, where he settled after retiring in 1987. After the 1980 Olympics he became the captain of the Soviet field hockey team and led it to the second place at the 1983 European Championships and fourth place at the 1986 World Championships. In retirement he worked as a coach with Dynamo Almaty.[2]
Zigangirov died on 20 August 2026, at the age of 72.[3]
References
- ↑ Farit Zigangirov Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Фарит ЗИГАНГИРОВ. Судьба капитана. gazeta.caravan.kz (15 August 2014)
- ↑ Умер призёр Олимпиады и легенда алматинского «Динамо» Фарид Зигангиров (in Russian)
External links
- Farit Zigangirov at Olympedia
- Farit Zigangirov at InterSportStats
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- 1954 births
- 2026 deaths
- Sportspeople from Kirov, Kirov Oblast
- Russian men's field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for the Soviet Union
- Soviet men's field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Friendship Games medalists in field hockey
- Kazakhstani sports coaches
- Field hockey coaches
- Russian emigrants to Kazakhstan
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen
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- European field hockey biography stubs
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