Artur Kamilewitsch Achmatchusin
Artur Achmatchusin medal table |
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Artur Achmatchusin (2015) |
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Russia | ||
Olympic games | ||
gold | Rio de Janeiro 2016 | Foil team |
World championships | ||
silver | Budapest 2013 | foil |
bronze | Moscow 2015 | foil |
silver | Moscow 2015 | Foil team |
European championships | ||
silver | Montreux 2015 | Foil team |
gold | Toruń 2016 | Foil team |
Artur Kamilewitsch Akhmatchusin ( Russian Артур Камилевич Ахматхузин ; born May 21, 1988 in Krasnokamsi , Bashkir ASSR , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian foil fencer . In 2016 he became an Olympic and European champion as a member of the Russian team .
successes
Artur Achmatchusin started fencing in 1996. He took part in the 2012 Olympic Games in London , where he finished 16th in the individual and fifth with the team. In 2013, he celebrated his first major international success in Budapest when he became vice world champion . In the final battle he was defeated by Miles Chamley-Watson with 6:15. Two years later he missed the final at the World Cup in Moscow after a 10:15 semi-final defeat by Alexander Massialas and won bronze. With the team, however, he entered the battle for the title. The team lost to Italy with 38:45. In the same year he was in Montreux with the team vice European champion behind France. At the European Championships in 2016 , the team took revenge and defeated France in the semi-finals. In the last fight Italy was also defeated, so that Achmatchusin became European champion. At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , he finished 15th in the individual. With the team, which consisted of Timur Safin and Alexei Cheremissinov in addition to Achmatschusin , he reached the final after victories against Great Britain and the United States, in which the Russian team France with 45:41 and became Olympic champion. The Games were Achmatchusin's last international competition.
He has a son with the fencer Julija Raschidowa .
Web links
- Artur Achmatchusin - Rankings and Results in the database of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (English / French)
- Artur Achmatchusin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Achmatchusin, Artur Kamilewitsch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Akhmatkhuzin, Artur Kamilevich (English transcription); Ахматхузин, Артур Камилевич (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian foil fencer and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1988 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Krasnokamsi , Bashkir ASSR , Russian SFSR |