Konstantin Lokhanov

Konstantin Lokhanov
Personal information
Native nameКонстантин Игоревич Лоханов[1]
NicknameKostya
NationalityRussian
Born (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 26)
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Alma materSaratov State Academy of Law
Height199.4 cm (6 ft 7 in)[2]
Spouse
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(m. 2020; div. 2022)​
RelativeStanislav Pozdniakov (former father-in-law)
Sport
SportFencing
Eventsabre
ClubLa Jolla Fencing Academy, San Diego, California, United States
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • # 1 in the world in cadet sabre (2014 and 2015)
  • # 1 in the world in junior sabre (2017 and 2018)
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Russia ROC
World Junior Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Verona Individual sabre
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv Individual sabre
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bourges Team sabre

Konstantin Lokhanov (Russian: Константин Игоревич Лоханов; born 10 November 1998; nicknamed Kostya)[3] is a Russian sabre fencer living in San Diego, California, in the United States. Lokhanov was ranked # 1 in the world in cadet sabre in both 2014 and 2015. He was then a two-time World Junior Sabre Individual Champion (in 2017 and 2018), and ranked # 1 in the world for both those years. In 2021, he competed in sabre at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The following year, appalled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he defected to the United States. He said: "I decided I could no longer live in a country that kills innocent Ukrainians." He is a now member of USA Fencing.

  1. ^ "Лоханов Константин Игоревич - Федерация фехтования России". Russian Fencing Federation. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Konstantin Lokhanov". NBC Olympics.
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