Farit Nurgaliyevich Zigangirov (; , ; 15 August 1954 – 20 August 2026) was a Soviet Tatar field hockey player who won a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.Farit Zigangirov . sports-reference.com
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.Фарит ЗИГАНГИРОВ. Судьба капитана. gazeta.caravan.kz (15 August 2014)
Zigangirov died on 20 August 2026, at the age of 72.Умер призёр Олимпиады и легенда алматинского «Динамо» Фарид Зигангиров
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