Vladimir Nazlymov (born November 1, 1945) (russian: Владимир Аливерович Назлымов) (

Daghestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North Ca ...

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) -

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fencer and coach for

and later United States, to which he moved in 1991. Born in

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Early years

Nazlymov began fencing at a young age in

. A 1970 graduate of The Daghestan State Pedagogical Institute, Nazlymov earned a bachelor's and master's degree in physical education. He earned the title of Master of the Sport (

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) in 1968. While fulfilling a two-year army obligation, which was mandatory for all 18-year-olds in the Soviet Union, Nazlymov was put in a special regimen where he was able to fence with the Central Sports Army Club team in Moscow. He achieved a rank of

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with the

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Competitive years / Olympics / Civilian awards

Competing for the Soviet Union, Nazlymov was a three-time

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Team Gold medalist (1968, 1976, 1980), Team Silver medalist (1972) and individual silver and bronze medalist (1976, 1972). In addition to his six Olympic medals, Nazlymov also is a 10-time World Champion. Eight of the championships were team titles, while two were individual crowns (1975, 1979). Additionally, he was a world championship silver medalist (1977) and bronze medalist (1970, 1973). From 1971-1977, Nazlymov reigned as the USSR national champion (team and individual). Nazlymov twice was named the world's best sabre fencer by the ( F.I.E.) International Fencing Federation (1975, 1977). For his achievements and dedication to the sport of fencing, Nazlymov also was awarded two civilian medals of the Soviet Union (

Medal "For Labour Valour" The Medal "For Labour Valour" (russian: Медаль «За трудовую доблесть») was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour dedicated and valorous labour or ...

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)

Coaching career

Nazlymov's coaching career began in Moscow as the head coach of the Soviet Union Military Fencing Team from 1976-90. The Central Sports Army Club
ЦСКА
in Moscow was a state of the art training facility for the Soviet Olympic Machine. The club churned out teams that dominated Olympic ice hockey, gymnastics,

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, Greco-Roman wrestling, and many more. From 1970-80, Nazlymov served as the captain of the USSR Olympic Team. His students won two Olympic gold medals and 12 world championships, as well as eight European Championship crowns. From 1986-88, Nazlymov served as the USSR National Team's head coach. The USSR went on to win a gold medal at the 1986 World Championships and silver medals at the 1987 Worlds and 1988 Olympics.

Move to USA

After moving to the United States with his family in 1991, Nazlymov captained the USA team at the World Championships from 1995–97 and at the 1995 and 1997 World University Games. Nazlymov also served as the sabre coach for the U.S. National Team from 1994-99. Nazlymov guided US teams to a ninth-place finish at the 1996 Olympics, third place at the 1997 Junior World Championships, and 12th place at the Senior World Championships. He was named a coach for the 1999 US Pan American Games and 1999 Senior World Championships teams. His US Junior Team finished in second place in the overall medal count at the Junior Worlds in 2001. In 1999, he was named Coach of the Year by th
United States Fencing Association

NCAAs

In the end of 1999, Nazlymov came to

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after spending eight years as the head coach for the Kansas City, Mo., School District, where he developed a fencing program, and established a private club in the Kansas City area
KCFC
. Nazlymov's new goal was to guide his new team to win an NCAA crown and produce a new generation of US Olympic fencers. In the 2003–04 and 2007-08 seasons, Nazlymov guided

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to the NCAA Collegiate Fencing National Championship, as well as produced several individual NCAA champions (

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, Andras Horanyi) and other All-Americans. In 2004, two of Nazlymov's students, Jason Rogers and Louise Bond-Williams qualified for the

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in Athens, Greece. Most recent OSU Fencing team member and Nazlymov's student Siobhan Byrne participated in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In his eight years at Ohio State, Nazlymov holds a men's and women's combined record of 270-73 (.787). He retired from coaching in Spring 2018.

Officiating credentials

Nazlymov is an internationally ranked referee (Category A) and officiated at the

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as well as World Championships from 1981 to 1990.

Progeny

Nazlymov's son, Vitali began fencing the age of 9 under the instruction of Anzor Gagulashvili in Central Sports Army Club. Vitali was bronze medalist in the USSR youth and junior nationals as well as a champion of the Military Games. He was also a candidate for the 1992 USSR

Team. After moving to United States, Vitali was offered a full scholarship to Penn State University. At Penn State, he won 1991 Individual

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championship and led the team to two national championship titles. Vitali pursued a career in banking, in a role of VP with

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Fencing Alliance of Ohio

In his quest to raise the bar on the level of fencing in United States and to develop an Olympic Caliber Nationwide Training program, Nazlymov started a new club in Columbus, OH, called the Fencing Alliance of Ohio.

Books

''Foil, Saber, and Épée Fencing: Skills, Safety, Operations, and Responsibilities'' by Maxwell R. Garret (Author), Guglielmo Pezza (Author), Emmanuil G. Kaidanov (Author) foreword by Vladimir Nazlymov.Book Link from Amazon
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References

External links

Fédération internationale d'escrime Central Army Sports ClubUnited States Fencing Associations
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nazlymov, Vladimir 1945 births Living people Soviet male sabre fencers Russian male sabre fencers Olympic fencers of the Soviet Union Ohio State University faculty Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Makhachkala