Russian fencer

Stanislav Pozdnyakov

Stanislav Alekseyevich Pozdnyakov is a Russian former fencer, five-time Olympian (1992–2008), and five-time Olympic medalist in individual and team sabre competitions who previously served as president of the Russian Olympic Committee from 2018 to 2024. He is also a ten-time individual and team world champion, in 1994–2007. In 2022, he was removed from his position as European Fencing Confederation (EFC) president at an Extraordinary Congress following a unanimous vote of no confidence in Pozdnyakov, due to his conduct in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Born

1973

September 27

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Stanislav, in brief

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1973 Born

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1066 William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1331 The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
1422 After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
1529 The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.

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The world in 1973

When Stanislav arrived

april 1 Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
april 10 Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
april 19 The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
april 28 The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.

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