Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
St. Petersburg, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Kalinin District Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.3: St. Petersburg, RUS |
Further Personal Information |
| 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. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English, French, Russian |
General Interest |
| 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) |
Further Personal Information |
| 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) |
