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| Full name | Sofia Stanislavovna Pozdniakova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Sonya, Pozdni [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1997[2] Novosibirsk, Russia[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Christian Bauer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Head coach | Aleksandr Shirshov, Sergey Stepankin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sofia Stanislavovna Pozdniakova (Russian: София Станиславовна Позднякова, IPA: [sɐˈfʲijə pəzʲnʲɪˈkovə]; formerly Sofia Lokhanova;[4] born 17 June 1997) is a Russian right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 individual world champion, 2019 team world champion, 2021 individual Olympic champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[5] She is a Russian Armed Forces athlete, and her clubs are the Russian Central Sports Army Club and the Novosibirsk Regional Fencing Sports School of Olympic Reserve.[3] In January 2024, she was included in the list of proxies of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin in the 2024 Russian presidential election.
- ^ "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
- ^ a b Pozdniakova Sofia Archived 2021-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. olympics.com
- ^ a b "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
- ^ "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.