Sofia Pozdniakova

Sofia Stanislavovna Pozdniakova (Russian: София Станиславовна Позднякова, IPA: [sɐˈfʲijə pəzʲnʲɪˈkovə]; 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.[4] 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 this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Stanislavovna and the family name is Pozdniakova.
Sofia Pozdniakova
Pozdniakova in 2021
Personal information
Full nameSofia Stanislavovna Pozdniakova
Nickname(s)Sonya, Pozdni [1]
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997[2]
Novosibirsk, Russia[2]
NationalityRussia Russian
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachChristian Bauer
Club
  • CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club)
  • Novosibirsk Regional Fencing Sports School of Olympic Reserve[3]
Head coachAlexander Shirshov, Sergey Stepankin
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Representing Russia ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoIndividual sabre
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam sabre
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 WuxiIndividual sabre
Gold medal – first place2019 BudapestTeam sabre
Silver medal – second place2018 WuxiTeam sabre
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Novi SadTeam sabre
Gold medal – first place2019 DüsseldorfTeam sabre
Silver medal – second place2017 TbilisiTeam sabre

Early life

Pozdniakova was born in Novosibirsk, where she was coached by Sergey Stepankin at the Fencing Center.[5][6] Both of her parents were fencers: her father, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, is a 4-time Olympic champion, 10-time world champion, and 13-time European champion in individual and team sabre, as well as the President of the Russian Olympic Committee since 2018. Her mother, Anastasia, is Master of Sports and secretary at the Fencing Federation of the Novosibirsk Oblast.[7][8] She decided to follow in her parents' footsteps at the age of 10, and abandoned swimming and acrobatic gymnastics.[8]

Personal life
Pozdniakova with Vladimir Putin in 2021

Pozdiakova studied at the Smolensk State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, and as of 2018 she planned to become a sports journalist in the future.[9] She moved to Moscow in 2015.[1] Since 2016, she has participated for CSKA Moscow.[8]

In September 2020, Pozdiakova married Saratov-based two-time world junior sabre champion and Olympic fencer Konstantin Lokhanov.[10] He emigrated to the United States in 2022 in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however, and the couple divorced.[11][12][13][14] She said she was grateful to Lokhanov for many things, but that the two of them had gone in "different directions."[15]

Medal record

Olympic Games
Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Individual Women's Sabre 1st[16]
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Sabre 1st[17]

World Championship
Year Location Event Position
2018 China Wuxi, China Individual Women's Sabre 1st[18]
2018 China Wuxi, China Team Women's Sabre 2nd[19]
2019 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Team Women's Sabre 1st[20]

European Championship
Year Location Event Position
2017 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Sabre 2nd[21]
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Team Women's Sabre 1st[22]
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Team Women's Sabre 1st[23]

Grand Prix
Date Location Event Position
05/24/2019 Russia Moscow, Russia Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[24]

World Cup
Date Location Event Position
03/08/2019 Greece Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 1st[25]

References
  1. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
  2. Pozdniakova Sofia Archived 2021-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. olympics.com
  3. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
  4. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. "София Позднякова: из Германии с наградами | Министерство физической культуры и спорта Новосибирской области". sport.nso.ru.
  6. "1win зеркало рабочее зеркало прямо сейчас - 2023". 1win зеркало на сегодня.
  7. "Биография президента Олимпийского комитета России Станислава Позднякова - ТАСС". TACC.
  8. "Саблистка ЦСКА София Позднякова: Отец дает советы, но за спортивные неудачи не ругает". Центральный спортивный клуб Армии. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. Александр Просветов. "София Позднякова: "Главное — последний удар остался за мной"". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  10. "Танец в тумане: чемпионка мира из Новосибирска сыграла свадьбу в Москве — смотрим красивые снимки с церемонии". НГС - новости Новосибирска. September 29, 2020.
  11. "Olympic fencing champion Sofia Pozdnyakova divorces saber fencer Konstantin Lokhanov, who left for the USA". September 5, 2022.
  12. Jaudat Abdullin (March 24, 2023). "FIE allows Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete". Realnoe Vremya.
  13. "A famous Russian woman shocked everyone, this is what she did to her husband because of the USA". Darik News. September 5, 2022.
  14. Irina Mishina (November 5, 2022). "How Russian sport is experiencing sanctions". Novye Izvestia.
  15. Longman, Jeré (July 8, 2023). "With War as a Backdrop, a Russian Fencing Drama Plays Out in the U.S.; The departure of Russian fencers who object to their country's invasion of Ukraine has created a stir at home and left their sporting futures in question". The New York Times.
  16. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  17. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  18. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  19. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  20. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  21. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  22. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  23. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  24. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  25. "The International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
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