Vitaly Medvedev (fencer)

Vitaly Medvedev
Personal information
Full name Vitaly Mikhailovich Medvedev
Born 7 May 1983 (1983-05-07) (age 32)
Chirchiq, Uzbekistan
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Club ZSU Kyiv

Vitaly Mikhailovich Medvedev (Ukrainian: Вiталiй Михайлович Медведєв, born 7 May 1983) is a fencer who specializes in the épée. He was born in Uzbekistan. His family then moved to Lithuania, and in 1990 to Crimea, where he started fencing at the age of 11.He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh place with the Ukrainian team.[1][2] In 2013, he won a silver and a bronze medal in the team épée at the world and European championships, respectively.


His parents are former basketball players. His mother, Emilia Kudusovna Medvedeva, worked as a teacher.[3]

References

  1. Vitaliy Medvediev. sport-reference.com
  2. Vitaliy Medvedev. European Fencing Federation
  3. Sport erbapları- Виталий Медведев. medeniye.org
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