Aleksey Khovansky (fencer)

Aleksey Igorevich Khovanskiy (Russian: Алексей Игоревич Хованский; born 6 June 1987) is a Russian former foil fencer, who earned a team bronze medal in the 2009 World Fencing Championships and four team silver medals in the European Fencing Championships (2007-10).

Aleksey Khovanskiy
Khovanskiy at the 2015 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Full nameAleksey Igorevich Khovanskiy
Born (1987-06-06) 6 June 1987
Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
National coachStefano Cerioni
ClubCSKA
Head coachIlgar Mammadov
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 AntalyaTeam foil
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuTeam foil
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 GhentTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2008 KievTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2009 PlovdivTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2010 LeipzigTeam foil

His best results in the Fencing World Cup were a third place in the 2010 Challenge International de Paris, in the 2012 Saint-Petersburg Grand Prix, and in the 2013 Copa Villa.


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