Stanislav Pozdnyakov

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]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Pozdnyakov.
Stanislav Pozdnyakov
Personal information
BornStanislav Alekseyevich Pozdnyakov
(1973-09-27) 27 September 1973
Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
FIE rankingarchive
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Individual
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Cape Town Individual
Gold medal – first place 2001 Nîmes Individual
Gold medal – first place 2001 Nîmes Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lisbon Individual
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lisbon Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Individual
Gold medal – first place 2007 St. Petersburg Individual
Silver medal – second place 1994 Athens Individual
Silver medal – second place 1995 The Hague Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Cape Town Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Seoul Individual
Silver medal – second place 2005 Leipzig Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Krakow Individual
Gold medal – first place 2000 Funchal Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Koblenz Individual
Gold medal – first place 2001 Koblenz Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow Individual
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bourges Individual
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bourges Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kopenhagen Individual
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kopenhagen Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zalaegerszeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Gent Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kiev Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Plovdiv Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Funchal Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Izmir Team
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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.

After retiring from competitive fencing Pozdnyakov served as an official of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).

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 xenophobic conduct in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that had commenced in late February 2022.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: Stanislav Pozdnyakov". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanislav Pozdnyakov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  3. "ROC leader Pozdnyakov deposed as President of European Fencing Confederation". www.insidethegames.biz. May 31, 2022.
  4. "Russian Olympic Committee Executive Board – Russian Olympic Committee". olympic.ru.
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