Irek Khaydarovich Zinnurov (; born 11 January 1969) is a Russian water polo player of Tatar origin who played on the silver medal squad at the

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and the bronze medal squad at the

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

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* Russian male water polo players 1969 births Living people Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Yakutsk Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub

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