Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Central Sports Army Club [RUS] / Saratov Regional Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS]: |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Law - Saratov State Academy of Law: Russia |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Computers, gadgets, music, TV series, movies. (Athlete, 08 Jul 2018) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold medals in individual sabre at the world junior championships in 2017 and 2018. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 May 2021; Athlete, 06 Jun 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"I always loved movies about musketeers, and the Star Wars saga, so I asked my parents to enrol me in fencing." |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Coaches Dmitry Glotov and Evgeny Golubev, and his parents. (Athlete, 08 Jul 2018) |
| Hero / Idol |
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 08 Jul 2018) |
| Ambitions |
To win gold at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 06 Jun 2019) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2016 he received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 09 Nov 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Dmitry Glotov [personal], RUS; Evgeny Golubev [personal], RUS |
| Handedness |
Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in 2006 in Saratov, Russian Federation. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
| Languages |
English, Russian |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Kostya (VK profile, 09 Apr 2022) |
| Famous relatives |
His wife Sofia Lokhanova [nee Pozdniakova] has represented the Russian Federation and Russian Olympic Committee [ROC] in fencing. She won gold in both team and individual sabre while representing ROC at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. His father-in-law Stanislav Pozdniakov represented the Unified Team and the Russian Federation in fencing, winning four Olympic gold medals from the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Apr 2022; Instagram profile, 26 Sep 2021; vzsar.ru, 21 Jun 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Wife Sofia Lokhanova |
