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RESHETNIKOV Veniamin |
NOC |
ROC
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Gender | Men |
Born |
28 Jul 1986
in Novosibirsk, URS
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Height | 1.81 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Novosibirsk, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Novosibirsk Regional Fencing Sports School of Olympic Reserve: Russia |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Coaching, Teaching - Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University: Russia |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music, alpine skiing, sports. (vedomostinso.rf, 06 Sep 2021; Athlete, 16 Jun 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Boris Pisetsky [personal], RUS, from 2012; Nikolay Suroyegin [personal], RUS |
Handedness |
Left |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 11 in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Russian |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He fell ill with tonsillitis ahead of the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation, and could not train properly for the competition. (nsk.kp.ru, 08 Jul 2013)
He sprained his arm during the 2013 World Cup event in Chicago, IL, United States of America, and had to miss his next two scheduled competitions. (championat.com, 08 Aug 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His mother encouraged him to take up the sport. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2020 he received the Fair Play award from the Russian Olympic Committee. (Instagram profile, 14 Dec 2020)
He was named the 2013 Male Sabre Fencer of the Year by the International Fencing Federation [FIE]. (ruvr.ru, 25 Nov 2013)
In October 2013 he took part in the torch relay in Moscow as it made its way through the Russian Federation ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (nsktv.ru, 17 Oct 2013)
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (rusfencing.ru, 24 Jan 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Venya (rsport.ru, 08 Aug 2013) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in individual sabre at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Athlete, 16 Jun 2019) |
Most influential person in career |
His mother. (Athlete, 17 Mar 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
Russian Greco-Roman wrestler and politician Alexander Karelin. (Athlete, 17 Mar 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
One daughter |
Olympic Games |
2020 |
Classification Round 5-8 |
Team Sabre |
Tokyo, Japan |
2012 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
London, England |
World Championships |
2019 |
5 |
Team Sabre |
Budapest, Hungary |
2018 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Sabre |
Wuxi, China |
2013 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Budapest, Hungary |
2011 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Catania, Italy |
2011 |
8 |
Individual Sabre |
Catania, Italy |
2010 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Paris, France |
2010 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Paris, France |
2009 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Antalya, Turkey |
2007 |
5 |
Team Sabre |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
European Championships |
2019 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
2019 |
6 |
Team Sabre |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
2018 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Sabre |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
2014 |
2 |
Individual Sabre |
Strasbourg, France |
2013 |
6 |
Individual Sabre |
Zagreb, Croatia |
2013 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Zagreb, Croatia |
2010 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
2010 |
5 |
Individual Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
2009 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
2009 |
6 |
Team Sabre |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
2007 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Ghent, Belgium |
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