Farit Nurgaliyevich Zigangirov (Russian: Фарит Нургалиевич Зигангиров, born 15 August 1954) is a retired Soviet field hockey player who won a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.[1]

Farit Zigangirov

Zigangirov (right) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	15 August 1954 (1954-08-15) (age 67) Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Field hockey
Club	Dynamo Almaty
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team European championships 1983 Amsterdam Team

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]

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[ru] Зигангиров, Фарид Нургалиевич