Nikita Glazkov Explained

Nikita Glazkov
Full Name:Nikita Yuryevich Glazkov
Birth Date:16 April 1992
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Residence:Moscow, Russia
Country: Russia
Weapon:Épée
Hand:left
Club:MGFSO, Moscow, Russia
Fieranking:current ranking
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Nikita Yuryevich Glazkov (Russian: Никита Юрьевич Глазков||nʲɪˈkʲitə ɡɫɐˈskof, born 16 April 1992 in Moscow)[1] is a Russian left-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist.[2]

Glazkov competed in fencing at the junior level, and was part of the winning team in team épée at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenchzhen. Since 2021, he fenced at professional level. In 2014, Glazkov was included to the Russian national team. His coaches are Nikolay Tokarenko and Ildar Kamaletdinov.

Glazkov is a bronze medalist in team épée at the 2017 World Fencing Championships and a 2019 European Champion, also in team épée.

Medal Record

World Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2017 Leipzig, GermanyTeam Men's Épée3rd[4]
2018 Wuxi, ChinaTeam Men's Épée3rd[5]

European Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2017 Tbilisi, GeorgiaTeam Men's Épée1st[6]
2018 Novi Sad, SerbiaTeam Men's Épée1st[7]
2019 Düsseldorf, GermanyTeam Men's Épée1st[8]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
10/28/2016 Bern, SwitzerlandIndividual Men's Épée1st[9]
05/17/2019 Paris, FranceIndividual Men's Épée2nd[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nikita Glazkov . 2020 Summer Olympics.
  2. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-09. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  3. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-06. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  4. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-04-21. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  5. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-04-21. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  6. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-09. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  7. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-09. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  8. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-09. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  9. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-09. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  10. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-09. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.

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