Sergey Olegovich Bida (Russian: Сергей Олегович Бида, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲeɪ̯ ˈbʲidə]; born 13 February 1993) is a Russian left-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist.[1]

Sergey Bida
Full name	Sergey Olegovich Bida
Born	(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 29) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Épée
Hand	left-handed
Club	Dynamo Moscow
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Men's fencing Representing ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team épée Representing  Russia World Championships 2019 Budapest Individual épée 2018 Wuxi Team épée European Championships 2017 Tbilisi Team épée 2018 Novi-Sad Team épée 2019 Düsseldorf Team épée 2014 Strasbourg Team épée European Games 2015 Baku Team épée Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Individual épée 2017 Taipei Team épée

At the 2019 World Fencing Championships, he won the individual silver medal in the épée tournament.[2] He studied Sports Studies at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism in Moscow. In 2019, Bida was given the title Honoured Master of Sport by the Russian Federation. He was named the 2019 Male Fencer of the Year.[3]

Personal life

Bida's maternal grandmother, Valentina Rastvorova, won team gold and individual silver in women's foil in the Olympics in 1960 in Rome, as well as team silver in 1964 in Tokyo. His maternal grandfather, Boris Grishin, won Olympic silver in 1968 in Mexico City and Olympic bronze in 1964 in Tokyo in water polo. His maternal uncle, Yevgeny Grishin, won Olympic water polo gold in 1980 in Moscow and Olympic water polo bronze in 1988 in Seoul. His mother is Yelena Grishina, a two time finalist in Olympic foil.^{[citation needed]}

Bida was originally set to follow in his grandfather and uncle's footsteps in competitive water polo, however he got a severe case of sinusitis when he was twelve years old that prevented him from getting in the pool. He took up epee instead as he was too old to begin in other sports.[4]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Event	Position
2021	Tokyo, Japan	Team Men's Épée	2nd[5]

World Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2018	Wuxi, China	Team Men's Épée	3rd[6]
2019	Budapest, Hungary	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[7]

European Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2014	Strasbourg, France	Team Men's Épée	3rd[8]
2017	Tbilisi, Georgia	Team Men's Épée	1st[9]
2018	Novi Sad, Serbia	Team Men's Épée	1st[10]
2019	Düsseldorf, Germany	Team Men's Épée	1st[11]

Grand Prix

Date	Location	Event	Position
01/24/2020	Doha, Qatar	Individual Men's Épée	1st[12]

World Cup

Date	Location	Event	Position
03/22/2019	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Individual Men's Épée	1st[13]
01/09/2020	Heidenheim, Germany	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[14]
02/07/2020	Vancouver, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[15]

References

External links

• Sergey Bida at the International Fencing Federation
• Sergey Bida at the European Fencing Confederation
• Sergey Bida at the Russian Fencing Federation (in Russian) (in English)

На других языках

[fr] Sergey Bida

[it] Sergej Bida

[ru] Бида, Сергей Олегович