Nikita Glazkov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is Glazkov.

Nikita Yuryevich Glazkov (Russian: Никита Юрьевич Глазков, IPA: [nʲɪˈkʲitə ɡɫɐˈskof], born 16 April 1992 in Moscow)^[1] is a Russian left-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist.^[2]

Nikita Glazkov
Full name	Nikita Yuryevich Glazkov
Born	(1992-04-16) 16 April 1992 (age 32) Moscow, Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Sport
Country	Russia
Weapon	Épée
Hand	left
Club	MGFSO, Moscow, Russia
FIE ranking	current ranking

Glazkov competed in fencing at the junior level, and was part of the winning team in team épée at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenchzhen. Since 2021, he fenced at professional level. In 2014, Glazkov was included to the Russian national team. His coaches are Nikolay Tokarenko and Ildar Kamaletdinov.

Glazkov is a bronze medalist in team épée at the 2017 World Fencing Championships and a 2019 European Champion, also in team épée.

Medal Record

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Event	Position
2021	Tokyo, Japan	Team Men's Épée	2nd[3]

World Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2017	Leipzig, Germany	Team Men's Épée	3rd[4]
2018	Wuxi, China	Team Men's Épée	3rd[5]

European Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2017	Tbilisi, Georgia	Team Men's Épée	1st[6]
2018	Novi Sad, Serbia	Team Men's Épée	1st[7]
2019	Düsseldorf, Germany	Team Men's Épée	1st[8]

World Cup

Date	Location	Event	Position
10/28/2016	Bern, Switzerland	Individual Men's Épée	1st[9]
05/17/2019	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[10]