Fedor Kuzmin

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Fedor Kuzmin
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Personal information
Full nameFyodor Sergeyevich Kuzmin
NationalityFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Born (1983-04-17) 17 April 1983 (age 41)
Rybinsk, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Table tennis career Table tennis pictogram.svg
Playing style Right-handed, classic [1]
Highest ranking30 (April 2005) [2]
Current ranking164 (October 2014) [2]
ClubFakel Gazproma [1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 BelgradMixed
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 StuttgartSingles
ITTF Pro Tour
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Velenje Singles

Fyodor Sergeyevich Kuzmin (also Fedor Kuzmin, ‹See Tfd› Russian : Фёдор Серге́евич Кузьмин; born 17 April 1983 in Rybinsk, Russian SFSR) is a Russian table tennis player. [3] Kuzmin won a gold medal in the men's singles at the 2005 ITTF Pro Tour series in Velenje, Slovenia. [4] He also captured a silver medal, along with his partner Oksana Fadeyeva, in the mixed doubles at the 2007 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, losing out to the defending Eastern European pair Aleksandar Karakašević (Serbia) and Rūta Paškauskienė (Lithuania). [5] As of October 2014, Kuzmin is ranked no. 164 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). [2] He is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip. [1]

Kuzmin qualified for the men's singles tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 8 seeded players from the European Qualification Tournament in Nantes, France. [6] [7] He received a single bye for the first round match, before losing out to Italy's Mihai Bobocica, with a set score of 1–4. [8] Kuzmin also joined with his fellow players Alexei Smirnov and four-time Olympian Dmitry Mazunov for the inaugural men's team event. Kuzmin and his team placed fourth in the preliminary pool round against Japan, Hong Kong, and Nigeria, receiving a total score of three points and three straight losses. [9] [10] [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 "ITTF World Ranking – Fedor Kuzmin". ITTF. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fedor Kuzmin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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  5. ↑ Marshall, Ian (1 April 2007). "Perfect Chemistry, Aleksandar Karakasevic and Ruta Pakauskiene in Unison". ITTF . Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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  7. ↑ Marshall, Ian (6 April 2008). "Mixed Emotions for France on the Final Day in Nantes". ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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