Sergey Karyakin (pentathlete)
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| Born | 5 January 1988 (age 36) Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | N. I. Karyakin, O. V. Mineyeva, V. D. Kalinin[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sergey Nikolayevich Karyakin (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Карякин; born 5 January 1988) is a Russian modern pentathlete. He held the individual world title in 2010 and the team world title in 2011, finishing second in relay in 2009 and 2011.[2]
Karyakin started as a swimmer and competed in biathlon (swimming and running) before changing to modern pentathlon and winning the junior world title in 2008. His strongest event is swimming and weakest is fencing.[1] He shares his name with two other sportsmen, in chess and rally racing.
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- ^ a b c Andrey Shumakov (6 September 2010) Чемпион мира Сергей Карякин: Я бился с монстрами. sovsport.ruuipmworld.org
- ^ a b Serguei KARYAKIN. uipmworld.org