One of the best sabre fencers in the world, Sharikov began fencing at the age of 12.
13 Facts About Sergey Sharikov
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Sergey Sharikov was a protege of sabre fencer David Tyshler.
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Sergey Sharikov was on the Russian national fencing team from 1994 to 2005.
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Sergey Sharikov won the 2000 European Fencing Championships, and came in second at the 2002 European Fencing Championships, and third at the 2004 European Fencing Championships.
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Sergey Sharikov placed third in the individual sabre events at the 1998 World Fencing Championships and 2000 World Fencing Championships, and third in the team sabre event at the 1999 World Fencing Championships.
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Sergey Sharikov competed in three Olympiads for Russia, winning 4 medals.
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Sergey Sharikov was seeded fourth in the individual sabre event in the 2004 Athens Games.
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Sergey Sharikov competed for the Russian team at the 2001 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
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Sergey Sharikov won the gold medal in the individual sabre over fellow Olympian, Vadim Gutzeit of Ukraine.
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Sergey Sharikov coached the Russia fencing team at the 2001 Maccabiah Games.
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Sergey Sharikov was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and 2005.
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Sergey Sharikov died in the evening of 6 June 2015 in an automobile accident at the age of 40.
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Sergey Sharikov was rushed to the Tarusa district central hospital, but died there from his injuries.