Roman Petrov (born 19 September 1991) is a Kyrgyzstani fencer.

Career

He competed at the

2013 World Fencing Championships The 2013 World Fencing Championships were held at Budapest, Hungary from 5–12 August. Schedule Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations 827 fencers from 101 countries competed. * (1) * (13) * ( ...

and at the

2014 World Fencing Championships The 2014 World Fencing Championships were held in Kazan, Russia, from 15–23 July. Schedule The schedule of the competition. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References External links Official website {{World Fe ...

. He received Master of Sport of International Class in Kyrgyzstan following his notable performances at the 2014 Asian Championships. He represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2014 Asian Games which was his maiden appearance at the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

. During the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

, he competed in both men's individual épée and men's team épée events. He also made his second Asian Games appearance during the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

. He represented

Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consec ...

which also marked his debut appearance at the Olympics. During the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, he competed in the men's épée event.

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* 1991 births Living people Kyrgyzstani male épée fencers Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Kyrgyzstan Asian Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan Sportspeople from Bishkek Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent Sportspeople from Vyborg Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in fencing Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan 21st-century Kyrgyzstani people Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games {{Kyrgyzstan-sport-bio-stub