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Stanislav Pozdnyakov

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Stanislav Alekseyevich Pozdnyakov (Russian: Станислав Алексеевич Поздняков, IPA: [stənʲɪˈslaf pəzʲnʲɪˈkof]; born 27 September 1973) is a Russian former fencer, five-time Olympian (1992–2008), and five-time Olympic medalist in individual and team sabre competitions who previously served as president of the Russian Olympic Committee from 2018 to 2024. He is also a ten-time individual and team world champion, in 1994–2007. In 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, due to his conduct in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Stanislav Pozdnyakov is the 179th most popular fencer (down from 159th in 2024), the 2,944th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,813th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Russian Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Stanislav Pozdnyakov ranks 179 out of 349. Before him are Vilmoș Szabo, José Luis Abajo, Fabrice Jeannet, Karina Aznavourian, Claudia Grigorescu, and Géza Imre. After him are Aleksandr Beketov, Nikolay Kovalev, Luigi Tarantino, Iván Kovács, Claudia Bokel, and Ana Maria Popescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Stanislav Pozdnyakov ranks 729. Before him are Goro Inagaki, Zhang Enhua, Armen Mkrtchyan, Ulyana Lopatkina, Damjan Fras, and Goran Vujević. After him are Léonora Miano, Angela Bettis, Yevgeny Sadovyi, Simon Sinek, Francisco Palencia, and Inés Gorrochategui.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Stanislav Pozdnyakov ranks 2,944 out of 3,761. Before him are David Musulbes (1972), Svetlana Nageykina (1965), Dmitry Volkov (1966), Tatyana Sadovskaya (1966), Marat Basharov (1974), and Sergei Gonchar (1974). After him are Viktoriya Tolstoganova (1972), Valeri Popovitch (1970), Yevgeny Sadovyi (1973), Yuriy Borzakovskiy (1981), Yulia Savicheva (1987), and Sergey Pogorelov (1974).

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Among FENCERS In Russia

Among fencers born in Russia, Stanislav Pozdnyakov ranks 17. Before him are Lyudmila Shishova (1940), Yury Sisikin (1937), Svetlana Tširkova-Lozovaja (1945), Pavel Kolobkov (1969), Svetlana Boyko (1972), and Andrey Shuvalov (1965). After him are Dmitry Shevchenko (1967), Sergey Sharikov (1974), Aleksey Frosin (1978), Aleksandr Shirshov (1972), Aida Shanayeva (1986), and Anna Sivkova (1982).

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