Nikita Glazkov

Nikita Yuryevich Glazkov (Russian: Никита Юрьевич Глазков, IPA: [nʲɪˈkʲitə ɡɫɐˈskof], born 16 April 1992 in Moscow)[1] is a Russian left-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is Glazkov.
Nikita Glazkov
Full nameNikita Yuryevich Glazkov
Born (1992-04-16) 16 April 1992
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussia Russian
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handleft
ClubMGFSO, Moscow, Russia
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

Glazkov competed in fencing at the junior level, and was part of the winning team in team épée at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenchzhen. Since 2021, he fenced at professional level. In 2014, Glazkov was included to the Russian national team. His coaches are Nikolay Tokarenko and Ildar Kamaletdinov.

Glazkov is a bronze medalist in team épée at the 2017 World Fencing Championships and a 2019 European Champion, also in team épée.

Medal Record

Olympic Games
Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Épée 2nd[3]

World Championship
Year Location Event Position
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Épée 3rd[4]
2018 China Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 3rd[5]

European Championship
Year Location Event Position
2017 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Men's Épée 1st[6]
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Team Men's Épée 1st[7]
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Épée 1st[8]

World Cup
Date Location Event Position
10/28/2016 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 1st[9]
05/17/2019 France Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 2nd[10]

References
  1. "Nikita Glazkov". 2020 Summer Olympics.
  2. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  3. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  6. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  8. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  9. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  10. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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