Russian fencer (born 1992)
Timur Safin
 Safin in 2015 |
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| Full name | Timur Marselevich Safin |
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| Nationality |  Russian |
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| Born | (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 33)
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| Home town | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
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| Sport | Fencing |
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| Country | Russia |
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| Weapon | Foil, Sabre |
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| Hand | Right-handed |
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| National coach | Stefano Cerioni |
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| Club |
- Central Sports Army Club [RUS]
- Ufa Fencing Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS]; SDYUSSHOR No.19
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| Head coach | Ruslan Nasibullin, Lira Grushina |
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| FIE ranking | current ranking |
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Timur Marselevich Safin (Russian: Тимур Марселевич Сафин, IPA: [tʲɪˈmur ˈsafʲɪn]; born 4 August 1992) is a Russian right-handed foil fencer.[1]
He is a two-time team European champion and 2016 individual European champion. A two-time Olympian, Safin is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, 2016 team Olympic champion, and 2016 individual Olympic bronze medalist. His clubs are the Central Sports Army Club [RUS], and the Ufa Fencing Sports School of Olympic Reserve.
Safin, who is of Tatar descent,[2] took up fencing when he was nine years old after a coach came to make a presentation at his school.[3] He specialized in foil, joining the junior Russian team in 2009. He earned an individual bronze medal and a team silver medal in the 2011 U23 European Championships in Kazan. He won a team silver medal in the 2012 Junior European Championships and was crowned Junior World champion the same year in Moscow.[3]
In the senior category, he made his breakthrough in the 2013–14 season. He won the Challenge Revenu after defeating in the final team Olympic champion Andrea Baldini.[4] At the 2014 European Championships in Strasbourg, he was defeated in the table of 16 by eventual gold winner James-Andrew Davis, and in the team event he helped Russia conquer a bronze medal. In the 2014 World Championships in Kazan he made his way to the semifinals, defeating along the way German champion Peter Joppich. He lost by a single hit to world no.1 Ma Jianfei of China and came away with a bronze medal. For this performance he was named breakthrough of the year by the Russian Fencing Federation.[5]
Safin at the
2014 European Fencing Championships.
European Championship
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- 1904:
 Fonst, Van Zo Post, Díaz (ZZX)
- 1920:
 Olivier, Baldi, Costantino, A. Nadi, N. Nadi, Puliti, Speciale, Terlizzi (ITA)
- 1924:
 Cattiau, Coutrot, de Luget, Ducret, Gaudin, Jobier, Labatut, Perotaux (FRA)
- 1928: Pignotti, Gaudini, Pessina, Guaragna, Puliti, Chiavacci (ITA)
- 1932: Gardère, Lemoine, Bondoux, Bougnol, Cattiau, Piot (FRA)
- 1936: Di Rosa, Gaudini, Guaragna, Marzi, Bocchino, Verratti (ITA)
- 1948: Bonin, Buhan, Lataste, Bougnol, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
- 1952: Netter, Buhan, Lataste, Noël, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
- 1956:
 Mangiarotti, Di Rosa, Bergamini, Spallino, Carpaneda, Lucarelli (ITA)
- 1960:
 Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Rudov (URS)
- 1964: Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Sharov (URS)
- 1968: Magnan, Revenu, Noël, Berolatti, Dimont (FRA)
- 1972:
 Woyda, Koziejowski, Kaczmarek, Dąbrowski, Godel (POL)
- 1976:
 Bach, Hein, Reichert, Behr, Sens-Gorius (FRG)
- 1980: Pietruszka, Flament, Jolyot, Bonnin, Boscherie (FRA)
- 1984: Numa, Borella, Cipressa, Cerioni, Scuri (ITA)
- 1988: Romankov, Mammadov, Aptsiauri, Ibragimov, Koretsky (URS)
- 1992: Wagner, Schreck, Weidner, Koch, Weißenborn (GER)
- 1996: Shevchenko, Mammadov, Pavlovich (RUS)
- 2000: Ferrari, Plumenail, Guyart, Lhotellier (FRA)
- 2004:
 Cassarà, Sanzo, Vanni (ITA)
- 2012: Baldini, Avola, Cassarà, Aspromonte (ITA)
- 2016: Safin, Cheremisinov, Akhmatkhuzin (RUS)
- 2020: Le Péchoux, Lefort, Mertine, Pauty (FRA)
- 2024:
 Shikine, Iimura, Matsuyama, Nagano (JPN)
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Russian
Safin at the 2014 European Fencing Championships.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tokyo, Japan
Wuxi, China
Strasbourg, France
Toruń, Poland
Tbilisi, Georgia
Novi Sad, Serbia
Long Beach, California
Turin, Italy
Bonn, Germany
