Dmitry Vyacheslavovich Mazunov (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Мазунов; born 12 May 1971 in

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

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) is a Russian table tennis player. He won a bronze medal, along with his brother Andrey Mazunov, in the men's doubles at the

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in Chiba, Japan, representing the

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. As of January 2010, Mazunov is ranked no. 105 in the world by the

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(ITTF). Mazunov is a member of TTF Liebherr Ochenhausen in

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, and is coached and trained by Mikhail Nosov. He is also right-handed, and uses the attacking grip.

Table tennis career

Mazunov made his official debut, as a member of the Unified Team, at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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, where he competed in both the singles and doubles tournaments. He placed third in the preliminary pool round of the men's singles, with a total score of 114 points, two defeats from Belgium's

Jean-Michel Saive Jean-Michel Saive (born 17 November 1969) is a Belgian former professional table tennis. Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012, and he was also a winner in singles at European Championship 1994. Personal life Born ...

and Brazil's Hugo Hoyama, and a single victory over Iran's Ibrahim Al-Idokht. In the men's doubles, Mazunov and his brother Andrey lost the quarterfinal match to South Korea's

Kim Taek-Soo Kim Taek-Soo (Hangul: 김택수, Hanja: 金擇洙) (born May 25, 1970) is a former table tennis player from South Korea. He used a one-sided penhold style, compared to the newer style of reverse-backhand looping that has become the Chinese penh ...

and Yoo Nam-Kyu, with a set score of 0–3. Representing

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at the

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, Mazunov lost the first round match of the men's singles to Belarus'

Vladimir Samsonov Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonaŭ ( be, Уладзімір Віктаравіч Самсонаў, russian: Владимир Викторович Самсонов, born 17 April 1976) is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player ...

, with a set score of 0–3. In the men's doubles, Mazunov and his partner Andrey placed second in the preliminary pool round, receiving a total score of 120 points, two victories from Belarus and the United States, and a single defeat from the South Korean duo Lee Chul-Seung and Yoo Nam-Kyu. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, Mazunov teamed up with Alexei Smirnov in the men's doubles tournament. The Russian pair narrowly lost the bronze medal to the Danish duo

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and

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, receiving a final set score of 2–4. Sixteen years after competing in his first Olympics, Mazunov qualified for his fourth Russian team, as a 37-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, by receiving a spot as one of the remaining top 10 teams under ITTF's Computer Team Ranking List. He joined with his fellow players Alexei Smirnov and Fedor Kuzmin for the inaugural men's team event. Mazunov and his team placed fourth in the preliminary pool round against Japan, Hong Kong, and Nigeria, receiving a total score of three points and three straight losses.

References

External links

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mazunov, Dmitry 1971 births Living people Russian male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Russia Olympic table tennis players for the Unified Team Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod World Table Tennis Championships medalists