Irek Zinnurov

Irek Zinnourov
Personal information
Born (1969-01-11) 11 January 1969
Yakutsk, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubSpartak Volgograd; Sintez Kazan
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team competition
2004 Athens Team competition
World Championships
2001 Fukuoka Team competition
FINA World Cup
2002 Belgrade Team competition

Irek Khaydarovich Zinnurov (Russian: Ирек Хайдарович Зиннуров; born 11 January 1969) is a Russian water polo player of Tatar origin who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He won four Russian titles as a captain of the Kazan club Sintez. After retirement from competitions, in 2010, he became its vice-president, and in 2011 its head coach.[2]

Zinnurov is married to his schoolmate; they have a son Emil, who also plays water polo.[2]

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