Fyodor Mezentsev

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Fyodor Mezentsev
Personal information
Born (1989-11-19) 19 November 1989 (age 33)
Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 29 (1000m)

Fyodor Mezentsev (born 19 November 1989) is a Kazakhstani speed skater. He was brought up in the cit of Almaty and was introduced to skating when he was 10 years old from his mother and sister. He was coached by Dmitry Babenko later in life. As a young adult, he studied international law at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. [1]

Career

Mezentsev competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Kazakhstan. In the 1000 metres he finished 33rd overall and in the 1500 metres he was 35th. [2] [3]

As of September 2014, Mezentsev's best performance at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships is 28th, in 2013. [4]

Mezentsev made his World Cup debut in February 2009. As of September 2014, Mezentsev's top World Cup finish is 11th in a 1000m race at Heerenveen in 2012–13. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 29th, in the 1000m in 2012–13. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "SS - Person Bio". www.isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "SpeedSkatingStats.com Biography".


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