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ANOKHIN Vadim
NOC Individual Neutral Athlete   
GenderMen
Born 02 Jan 1992 in Kaluga, RUS
Height1.92 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Moscow, RUS
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team MGFSO: Moscow, RUS
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Higher education Coaching - Smolensk State Academy of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism: Russia
General Interest
Hobbies Playing video games, reading. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2016)
Awards and honours He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (rusfencing.ru, 21 Apr 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Ildar Kamaletdinov [personal], RUS, from 2006
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in 2001 in Kaluga, Russian Federation.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages Russian
General Interest
Nicknames Vadik (VK profile, 28 Jan 2021)
Hero / Idol Soviet and Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Alexander Karelin. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in epee at the 2015 World Cup event in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 May 2021; Athlete, 29 Jun 2017)
Ambitions To win gold medals in individual and team events at the European championships, world championships and Olympic Games. (Athlete, 29 Jun 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto "We grow small trying to be great." (Facebook profile, 20 Mar 2019)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 Final 7-8 Team Epee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Championships
2018 3 Team Epee Wuxi, China
European Championships
2016 8 Individual Epee Torun, Poland