Nikolay Kovalev (fencer)

Nikolay Kovalev
Nikolay Kovalev stands on podium after winning gold at 2014 Kazan World Championships.
Personal information
Full nameNikolay Anatolyevich Kovalev
Nickname(s)Kolya, Nick, and Coach K
Born (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 38)
Vesyoly, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
WeaponSabre
HandRight-handed
National coachChristian Bauer
ClubSKA Saint-Petersburg
Head coachVladimir Dyachenko
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual sabre
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Catania Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan Individual sabre
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest Individual sabre
Silver medal – second place 2015 Moscow Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team sabre
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ghent Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2012 Legnano Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toruń Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2006 İzmir Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zagreb Individual sabre

Nikolay Anatolyevich Kovalev (Russian: Николай Анатольевич Ковалёв; born 28 October 1986) is a Russian former sabre fencer. He won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and a gold medal in the 2014 World Championships in Kazan. He is three-times World team champion (2010, 2011 and 2013) and twice European team champion (2007 and 2012). He is now a coach in California in the United States.