Ivan Sozonov

Ivan Sozonov
Иван Созонов
Personal information
Birth nameИван Андреевич Созонов
(Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov)
CountryRussia
Born (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 (age 35)
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
ResidenceMoscow, Russia[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
HandednessLeft
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD with Vladimir Ivanov 7 December 2017)
Current ranking37 (MD with Vladimir Ivanov 8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Huelva Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Liévin Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Men's doubles
BWF profile

Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov (Russian: Иван Андреевич Созонов; born 6 July 1989) is a Russian badminton player. He competed for Russia at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] His current partner is Vladimir Ivanov. The duo's victories at the 2014 European Championships and 2016 All England Open rendered them as the first Russians to win the men's doubles in each of those tournaments.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Созонов Иван Андреевич" (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ London 2012 Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Badminton - SOZONOV Ivan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Marin, Ivanov & Sozonov Make History at the European Championships". Yonex. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ "'Miracle' win writes new page for Russian badminton". All England Badminton. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.