Dmitriy Shevchenko (fencer)

Dmitri Stepanovich Shevchenko (Russian: Дмитрий Степанович Шевченко; born November 13, 1967 in Moscow, former Soviet Union) is a former Soviet, later Russian, fencer and Olympic champion with the foil.

Dmitry Shevchenko is a graduate of the Russian State Academy of Physical Culture and launched for the Central Army Sports Club Moscow ( CSKA Moscow ). He is 1.94 m tall and weighed about his time as Active 96 kg. In 1987, Shevchenko first attracted international attention when he won the Junior World Championship in Fencing. Just two years later at the World Fencing Championship in 1989, he secured his first title on the assets when he won the Soviet team ( Romankow, Shevchenko, Golubizki, Koretski, Mamedov ). 1995 - starting for Russia - he won in singles and was runner-up with the team ( Shevchenko, Ibragimov, Mamedov, Pavlovich ).

Shevchenko took three times at the Olympic Games in part, in Barcelona in 1992 he fought for the United team in the foil individual he was 13, with the team to the next to him still Serhiy Holubyzkyj (formerly Golubizki ), Vyacheslav Grigoryev, Anwar Ibragimov and Ilgar Mamedov belonged, he finished fifth. Four years later, at the Games in Atlanta he achieved his greatest success. In individual still on rank 17, he won jointly with Mamedov and Pavlovich in the team competition. With 32 years Shevchenko won his third participation in the Olympic Games in 2000 in Sydney bronze medal in singles, the Russian team finished in eighth place.

Other achievements include winning the European Championship in 1994 and in the same year of winning the World Cup. Dmitry Shevchenko was awarded the Honored Master of Sports.