Stanislav Alekseyevich Pozdnyakov (Russian: Станислав Алексеевич Поздняков, IPA: [stənʲɪˈslaf pəzʲnʲɪˈkof]; born 27 September 1973) is a Russian former fencer, a five-time Olympian (1992–2008) and five-time Olympic medalist in the sabre competitions.[1][2] He was also a ten-time world champion, winning in 1994–2007. He currently serves as the president of the Russian Olympic Committee. In June 2022, he was removed from his position as European Fencing Confederation (EFC) President at an Extraordinary Congress following a unanimous vote of no confidence in Pozdnyakov in March 2022, due to his conduct in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Stanislav Pozdnyakov
Personal information
Born	Stanislav Alekseyevich Pozdnyakov (1973-09-27) 27 September 1973 (age 48) Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Sabre
Hand	right-handed
FIE ranking	archive
Medal record Men's sabre Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Representing  Russia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Individual 1996 Atlanta Team 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team World Championships 1994 Athens Team 1997 Cape Town Individual 2001 Nîmes Individual 2001 Nîmes Team 2002 Lisbon Individual 2002 Lisbon Team 2003 Havana Team 2005 Leipzig Team 2006 Turin Individual 2007 St. Petersburg Individual 1994 Athens Individual 1995 The Hague Team 1997 Cape Town Team 1999 Seoul Individual 2005 Leipzig Individual 1999 Seoul Team 2006 Turin Team European Championships 1994 Krakow Individual 2000 Funchal Team 2001 Koblenz Individual 2001 Koblenz Team 2002 Moscow Individual 2002 Moscow Team 2003 Bourges Individual 2003 Bourges Team 2004 Kopenhagen Individual 2004 Kopenhagen Team 2005 Zalaegerszeg Team 2007 Gent Team 2008 Kiev Team 1998 Plovdiv Team 2000 Funchal Individual 2006 Izmir Team 2007 Gent Individual

His daughter Sofia Pozdniakova is also a fencer and was gold medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Women's Individual Sabre event.

Career

Pozdnyakov won the World Fencing Championships ten times; five times in the team event and five times in the individual event. He also won five silver and two bronze medals at the World Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Pozdnyakov is one of the most successful Olympic fencers. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, as a member of the Unified Team, he took gold. In 1996, now as team captain and competing for Russia, he again won gold in the team event and added his third gold by triumphing in the individual event. His third Olympics was in 2000, where he won his third consecutive team gold and fourth overall. At the 2004 Olympics, Pozdnyakov again competed as part of the Russian men's sabre team, beating the USA 45-44 for the bronze medal. Four years later, at his fifth and last Olympics in 2008, Pozdnyakov finished without a medal as Russia lost in the semi-finals to the USA 45–44 and then lost its bronze medal game. He retired after the Games in Beijing.^{[citation needed]}

After retiring from competitive fencing Pozdnyakov served as an official of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).^{[citation needed]}

Since May 2018 Pozdnyakov serves as the President of the Russian Olympic Committee.[4]

In June 2022, he was removed from his position as European Fencing Confederation (EFC) President at an Extraordinary Congress following a unanimous vote of no confidence in Pozdnyakov in March 2022, due to his conduct in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

See also

• Multiple medallist at the World Fencing Championships

References

External links

• Media related to Stanislav Pozdnyakov at Wikimedia Commons
• Quotations related to Stanislav Pozdnyakov at Wikiquote
• Stanislav Pozdnyakov at the International Fencing Federation

На других языках

[es] Stanislav Pozdniakov

[fr] Stanislav Pozdniakov

[it] Stanislav Pozdnjakov

[ru] Поздняков, Станислав Алексеевич