Konstantin Lokhanov

Konstantin Lokhanov
Personal information
Native name	Константин Игоревич Лоханов
Nickname(s)	Kostya
Nationality	Russian
Born	November 10, 1998 (age 26); Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Alma mater	Saratov State Academy of Law
Height	199.4 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)	Sofia Pozdniakova (m. 2020; div. 2022)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	sabre
Club	La Jolla Fencing Academy, San Diego, California, United States
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	# 1 in the world in cadet sabre (2014 and 2015); # 1 in the world in junior sabre (2017 and 2018);
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing ROC
World Junior Fencing Championships

Konstantin Lokhanov (Russian: Константин Игоревич Лоханов; born 1998; nicknamed Kostya)^[3]is a Russian sabre fencer living in San Diego, California, in the United States. In 2021, he competed in sabre at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[4]

Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he defected to the United States. He said: "I decided I could no longer live in a country that kills innocent Ukrainians." He became a member of USA Fencing.

Sources

↑ "Лоханов Константин Игоревич - Федерация фехтования России". Russian Fencing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
↑ "Konstantin Lokhanov". NBC Olympics.
↑ https://fie.org/athletes/34636. Retrieved 2024-06-12
↑ https://yle.fi/a/74-20092232. Retrieved 2024-06-12

[1] "Лоханов Константин Игоревич - Федерация фехтования России". Russian Fencing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[2] "Konstantin Lokhanov". NBC Olympics.

[3] ttps://fie.org/athletes/34636. Retrieved 2024-06-12

[4] ttps://yle.fi/a/74-20092232. Retrieved 2024-06-12

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