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Sofia Pozdniakova

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Sofia Stanislavovna Pozdniakova (Russian: София Станиславовна Позднякова, IPA: [sɐˈfʲijə pəzʲnʲɪˈkovə]; formerly Sofia Lokhanova; 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. 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. In January 2024, she was included in the list of proxies of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin in the 2024 Russian presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Sofia Pozdniakova is the 397th most popular fencer (down from 324th in 2024), the 3,998th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,640th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Russian Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Sofia Pozdniakova ranks 397 out of 349. Before her are Rebecca Ward, Jean-Paul Tony Helissey, Benedikt Wagner, Sergey Bida, Ewa Trzebińska, and Ryo Miyake. After her are Daryl Homer, Sada Jacobson, Guillaume Bianchi, Alexander Choupenitch, Anfisa Pochkalova, and Filippo Macchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Sofia Pozdniakova ranks 826. Before her are Andrei Ivan, Lovlina Borgohain, Iñigo Córdoba, Majeed Ashimeru, Stefania LaVie Owen, and Grace Geyoro. After her are Ivana Jorović, Holly Taylor, Nouhou Tolo, Julia Kern, Han Hye-ri, and Juninho Bacuna.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sofia Pozdniakova ranks 3,998 out of 3,761. Before her are Kseniya Makeyeva (1990), Uliana Donskova (1992), Stepan Maryanyan (1991), Maksym Talovierov (2000), Sergei Petrov (1991), and Elizabet Tursynbayeva (2000). After her are Sergey Fesikov (1989), Rifat Zhemaletdinov (1996), Andrey Esipenko (2002), Vladislav Larin (1995), Somon Makhmadbekov (1999), and Ivan Kovalev (1986).

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Among FENCERS In Russia

Among fencers born in Russia, Sofia Pozdniakova ranks 48. Before her are Adelina Zagidullina (1993), Aleksey Cheremisinov (1985), Anton Avdeev (1986), Nikita Glazkov (1992), Yevgeniya Lamonova (1983), and Sergey Bida (1993). After her are Marta Martyanova (1998), Violetta Kolobova (1991), Kirill Borodachev (2000), Anton Borodachev (2000), Olga Nikitina (1998), and Vladislav Mylnikov (2000).

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