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BIDA Sergey
NOC ROC   
GenderMen
Born 13 Feb 1993 in Moscow, RUS
Height1.94 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Moscow, RUS
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Dynamo Moscow [RUS] / Youth of Moscow [RUS]:
Further Personal Information
Higher education Sport Studies - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS
General Interest
Hobbies Ice hockey, watching films, football, travel, reading. (rusfencing.ru, 08 Nov 2020; Athlete, 07 Jul 2018)
Most influential person in career His parents. (Athlete, 29 Jun 2015)
Hero / Idol Russian fencer Stanislav Pozdnyakov, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 29 Jun 2015)
Ambitions To win gold at the Olympic Games. (rsport.ria.ru, 30 Jul 2021)
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)

He was named the 2019 Male Fencer of the Year by the Russian Fencing Federation. (teamrussia.pro, 26 Jan 2020)

In 2019 he received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 15 Jan 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Alexander Glazunov [national, personal], RUS, from 2011; Yury Merzlikin [personal], RUS
Handedness Left
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age 13 in Moscow, Russian Federation.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, French, Russian
General Interest
Famous relatives His grandmother Valentina Rastvorova represented the Soviet Union in fencing, and won gold in team foil at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. She also won silver in individual foil at the 1960 Games, and silver in team foil at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. His grandfather Boris Grishin represented the Soviet Union in water polo, winning bronze at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and silver at the 1968 Games in Mexico City. His mother Yelena Grishina represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team and the Russian Federation in fencing. She won silver medals in team foil at the world championships in 1989 and 1990. She also placed fourth in team foil at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and 1992 Games in Barcelona. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 May 2021; rusfencing.ru, 08 Nov 2020; zbulvar.ru, 25 Jun 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He previously played water polo but was forced to give up the sport due to sinusitis. His mother then encouraged him to start fencing.
Further Personal Information
Family Wife Anastasia, daughter Anna [2017]
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "Fencing is about intelligence above all." (severstolici.ru, 03 Jul 2018)
Nicknames Bidon (rusfencing.ru, 08 Nov 2020)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 2 Team Epee Tokyo, Japan
2020 Quarterfinal Individual Epee Tokyo, Japan
World Championships
2018 3 Team Epee Wuxi, China
European Championships
2019 1 Team Epee Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 1 Team Epee Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 1 Team Epee Tbilisi, Georgia