Personal Information
Family Wife Victoria, daughter Nika
Residence Samara, RUS
Occupation Armed Forces Athlete
Languages English, Russian
Higher education Physical Education, Sport Studies - Samara State Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities: Russia
License number 07051988001
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age nine in Samara, Russian Federation.
Why this sport? He initially played tennis but his coach moved abroad. His mother, who knew a sports school director, then encouraged him to switch to fencing.
Club / Team Central Sports Army Club [RUS] / Samara Regional Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.5 [RUS]:
Name of coach Viktor Vdovin [personal], RUS, from 2004; Mikhail Ievlev [personal], RUS
Handedness Right
General Interest
Hobbies Alpine skiing. (Athlete, 08 Jun 2019)
Awards and honours In recognition of his achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he received the Order For Merits to the Fatherland [first class] from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)
In 2015 he received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 03 Jun 2015)
