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RIGIN Dmitry
NOC Russia   
GenderMen
Born 10 Apr 1985 in Krasnoyarsk, URS
Height1.80 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence St. Petersburg, RUS
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Kalinin District Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.3: St. Petersburg, RUS
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Higher education Coaching - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health: St. Petersburg, RUS
General Interest
Hobbies Jogging, cooking, playing the drums. (rusfencing.ru, 09 Oct 2020; Athlete, 20 Mar 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Dmitry Shevchenko [national], RUS; Sergey Andrievsky [personal], RUS
Handedness Left
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in 1993 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
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Languages English, French, Russian
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Memorable sporting achievement Winning the individual foil competition at the 2011 World Cup event in Bonn, Germany. (Athlete, 20 Mar 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? Before taking up the sport, he tried athletics, judo, swimming and chess. However, it was in fencing that he felt he could use all his skills in full.
General Interest
Most influential person in career His first coaches Lora Andrievskaya, Sergey Andrievsky and Yury Lykov. (Athlete, 09 Jul 2014)
Awards and honours In 2016 he received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 11 Apr 2016)
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Occupation Athlete, Sports Administrator
General Interest
Other information DIRECTOR
He has worked as director of the North-Western Regional Fencing Centre in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. (Instagram profile, 02 Nov 2020; gazetavyborg.ru, 27 Aug 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2012 he graduated from the faculty of management at St. Petersburg Academic University of Management and Economics in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 09 Jul 2014)
Hero / Idol US tennis player Andre Agassi. (Athlete, 20 Mar 2016)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
World Championships
2017 4 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany
2011 6 Team Foil Catania, Italy
European Championships
2015 Quarterfinal Individual Foil Montreux, Switzerland