Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
MGFSO: Moscow, RUS |
Further Personal Information |
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) |