Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Yulia Rashidova, one son |
Residence |
Ufa, RUS |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Russian |
Higher education |
Sport Studies - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing in 1996 in Ufa, Russian Federation. |
Why this sport? |
A coach came to his school and invited him to try the sport. |
Club / Team |
Central Army Sports Club [CSKA]: Russia |
Name of coach |
Ilgar Mamedov, RUS; Ramil Ayupov, RUS |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Listening to music. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2016) |
Most influential person in career |
His coaches. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
Russian fencer Yulia Rashidova. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2016) |
Awards and honours |
For winning gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he received the Order of Friendship from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016; function.mil.ru, 26 Aug 2016)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (database.rusfencing.ru, 14 Jun 2017) |
Famous relatives |
His partner Yulia Rashidova has been part of the Russian women's foil fencing team. His younger brother Zufar Akhmatkhuzin has played as an ice hockey goalkeeper in the Junior Hockey League of the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2016; mhl2.khl.ru, 26 Feb 2016; rusfencing.ru, 21 Dec 2015) |
Other information |
TAKING A BREAK Following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he did not compete in the 2016/17 season. (database.rusfencing.ru, 14 Jun 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION He has taken a course in political science at the Bashkir Academy of Public Service and Administration of the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Ufa, Russian Federation. (rusfencing.ru, 18 Nov 2013) |