Konstantin Lokhanov
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]
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| Native name | Константин Игоревич Лоханов[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Kostya | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 10, 1998 Aktobe, Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Saratov State Academy of Law | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 199.4 cm[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Sofia Pozdniakova (m. 2020; div. 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | La Jolla Fencing Academy, San Diego, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Konstantin Lokhanov Media
Lokhanov at the 2023 US Summer National Championships, with a Ukrainian fencer
Sources
- ↑ "Konstantin Lokhanov". NBC Olympics.
- ↑ "Лоханов Константин Игоревич - Федерация фехтования России". Russian Fencing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ https://fie.org/athletes/34636. Retrieved 2024-06-12
- ↑ https://yle.fi/a/74-20092232. Retrieved 2024-06-12