Sergey Stanislavovich Rakhmanin (russian: Сергей Станиславович Рахманин) (born October 18, 1961 in

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powered and

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pilot and

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Powered aerobatic competitions

In 1991, he became the last

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Absolute Aerobatic Champion. Sergei Rakhmanin won the title in the overall category of FAI European Aerobatic Championships in 1999 and FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 2003 and in 2005.

Glider aerobatic competitions

He won the bronze medal in the 1995 World Glider Aerobatic Championships and the team gold together with

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and Victor Tchmal. Additionally, he won the team gold medal in the 1996 European Glider Aerobatic Championships together with

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and

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Red Bull Air Races

He raced in 2007 and 2008 Red Bull Air Race World Championships. Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not participate * DNS: Did not show * DQ: Disqualified * NC: Not classified

Awards and honours

He is awarded "Honored Master of Sport of Russia", and received in 2006 the FAI Air Sport Medal.FAI Awards

Family

He lives in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia and is married with one child.

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