Nikolay Kovalev (fencer)

Nikolay Kovalev
Nikolay Kovalev stands on podium after winning gold at 2014 Kazan World Championships.
Personal information
Full nameNikolay Anatolyevich Kovalev
Nickname(s)Kolya, Nick, and Coach K
Born (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986
Vesyoly, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
WeaponSabre
HandRight-handed
National coachChristian Bauer
ClubSKA Saint-Petersburg
Head coachVladimir Dyachenko
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 LondonIndividual sabre
World Championships
2011 CataniaTeam sabre
2013 BudapestTeam sabre
2014 KazanIndividual sabre
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam sabre
2013 BudapestIndividual sabre
2015 MoscowTeam sabre
2006 TurinTeam sabre
European Championships
2007 GhentTeam sabre
2012 LegnanoTeam sabre
2016 ToruńTeam sabre
2006 İzmirTeam sabre
2013 ZagrebIndividual sabre

Nikolay Anatolyevich Kovalev (Russian: Николай Анатольевич Ковалёв; born 28 October 1986) is a Russian former sabre fencer. He won a bronze medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and a gold medal in the 2014 World Championships in Kazan. He is three-times World team champion (2010, 2011 and 2013) and twice European team champion (2007 and 2012). He is now a coach in California in the United States.