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'''Sergey Aleksandrovich Sharikov''' (18 June 1974 – 6 June 2015), also known as '''Serguei/Sergei Charikov''', was a [[left-handed]] [[Russians|Russian]] [[sabre]] [[fencing|fencer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html |title=Sergey Sharikov Biography and Olympic Results |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="jewishsports1">{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/SergeiSharikov.htm |title=Sergei Sharikov |publisher=Jewishsports.net |date=18 June 1974 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref> In the Olympics he had won two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze.<ref name="jewishsports1" /><ref name="israel21c1">{{cite web |url=http://www.israel21c.org/culture/world-athletes-descend-on-israel-for-maccabiah-games |title=World athletes descend on Israel for Maccabiah Games |publisher=Israel21c.org |date=5 July 2005 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurofencing.info/athletes/biography/sergueei-charikov/results |title=CHARIKOV Sergueei – Biography |publisher=European Fencing Confederation |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
'''Sergey Aleksandrovich Sharikov''' (18 June 1974 – 6 June 2015), also known as '''Serguei/Sergei Charikov''', was a [[left-handed]] [[Russians|Russian]] Olympic champion [[sabre]] [[fencing|fencer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html |title=Sergey Sharikov Biography and Olympic Results |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="jewishsports1">{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/SergeiSharikov.htm |title=Sergei Sharikov |publisher=Jewishsports.net |date=18 June 1974 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref> In the Olympics he won two [[gold medal]]s, a [[silver medal]], and a [[bronze medal]].<ref name="jewishsports1" /><ref name="israel21c1">{{cite web |url=http://www.israel21c.org/culture/world-athletes-descend-on-israel-for-maccabiah-games |title=World athletes descend on Israel for Maccabiah Games |publisher=Israel21c.org |date=5 July 2005 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurofencing.info/athletes/biography/sergueei-charikov/results |title=CHARIKOV Sergueei – Biography |publisher=European Fencing Confederation |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sharikov was born in Moscow, Russia, and was Jewish.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krichevsky |first=Lev |url=http://www.jta.org/news/article/2004/07/25/11819/Wherehaveallthea |title=Russian Jewish Olympic presence dwindles |publisher=JTA |date=25 July 2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926133149/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2004/07/25/11819/Wherehaveallthea |archivedate=26 September 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&pg=PA268&dq=fencer+Charikov+saber&hl=en&ei=JzIiTYSREZS4sQPM7Z28Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=charikov&f=false |title=Day by day in Jewish sports history |publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |author=Bob Wechsler |ISBN=0-88125-969-1 |year=2008 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA226&dq=fencer+Charikov+saber&hl=en&ei=JzIiTYSREZS4sQPM7Z28Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists |author=Paul Taylor |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |ISBN=1-903900-87-5 |year=2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forward.com/articles/5240/ |author=Aimee Berg |title=Jewish Athletes Put Their Nations on the Map at the Olympics |publisher=Forward |date=3 September 2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


==Fencing career==
==Fencing career==
One of the best sabre fencers in the world, Sharikov began fencing at the age of 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympics.russiansabroad.com/team_member.aspx?pageId=179 |title=Charikov Serguei bio and pictures |publisher=Olympics.russiansabroad.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715214729/http://olympics.russiansabroad.com/team_member.aspx?pageId=179 |archivedate=15 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
One of the best sabre fencers in the world, Sharikov began fencing at the age of 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympics.russiansabroad.com/team_member.aspx?pageId=179 |title=Charikov Serguei bio and pictures |publisher=Olympics.russiansabroad.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715214729/http://olympics.russiansabroad.com/team_member.aspx?pageId=179 |archivedate=15 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was a protege of sabre fencer [[David Tyshler]].<ref>[http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/David-Tyshler.htm]</ref> Sharikov was on the Russian national fencing team from 1994-2005.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref>


===World Championships and World Cup===
===World University Games===
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At the [[1997 Summer Universiade]] and [[1999 Summer Universiade]], he won bronze medals at the World University Games in sabre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/fen/mun-sa.html |title=Fencing: Universiade: Men: Sabre |publisher=Sports 123 |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518015147/http://sports123.com/fen/mun-sa.html |archivedate=18 May 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
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In 1994, he won an individual [[gold medal]] at the World Junior Championships.<ref name="jewishsports1" /> In 1995, he won a team silver medal at the World Championships, and an individual silver medal at the World Cup.<ref name="jewishsports1" />


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In 2001, while ranked second in the world in sabre, he won the [[2001 Summer Universiade|21st World University Games]] sabre championship and was part of the Russian team that won the team gold (beating Hungary, 45–37).<ref name="jewishsports1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200108/30/eng20010830_78913.html |title=China Achieves Unprecedented Victory in Universiade Fencing |publisher=peopledaily.com.cn |date=30 August 2001 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E3D81230F932A05753C1A9679C8B63 |title=FENCING – Two Russian Teams Win at the Worlds |location=Russia; Nimes (France) |publisher=New York Times |date=31 October 2001 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
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He placed third in the individual sabre events at the 1998 and 2000 World Championships, and third in the team sabre event at the World Championships in 1999. His team won the gold in 2001–03.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.sportquick.com/target.asp%3Fshot%3DEscrime%26keycategory%3D4%26keycategory2%3D6&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=61&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCharikov%2527%2Bsabre%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-US%26sa%3DG |title=. |publisher=google.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


===European Championship===
===European Championships===
He won the European Championship in 2000, and came in second in 2002. His team won the gold medal in 2001–02 and 2004.<ref>[http://www.eurofencing.info/EfcEng/Results/European%20Seniors%202000%20Madeira.html]{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref>
He won the [[2000 European Fencing Championships]], and came in second at the [[2002 European Fencing Championships]], and third at the [[2004 European Fencing Championships]].<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref> His team won the gold medal in 2000–02 and 2004.<ref>[http://www.eurofencing.info/EfcEng/Results/European%20Seniors%202000%20Madeira.html]{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref>


===World University Games===
===World Championships and World Cup===
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In 1994, he won an individual [[gold medal]] at the [[Junior World Fencing Championships]].<ref name="jewishsports1" /> In 1995, he won a team silver medal at the [[1995 World Fencing Championships]], and an individual silver medal at the [[Fencing World Cup]].<ref name="jewishsports1" />
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In 1997 and 1999, he won bronze medals at the World University Games in sabre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/fen/mun-sa.html |title=Fencing: Universiade: Men: Sabre |publisher=Sports 123 |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518015147/http://sports123.com/fen/mun-sa.html |archivedate=18 May 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>


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He placed third in the individual sabre events at the [[1998 World Fencing Championships]] and [[2000 World Fencing Championships]], and third in the team sabre event at the [[1999 World Fencing Championships]].<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref> His team won the gold medal in 2001–03.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.sportquick.com/target.asp%3Fshot%3DEscrime%26keycategory%3D4%26keycategory2%3D6&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=61&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCharikov%2527%2Bsabre%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-US%26sa%3DG |title=x |publisher=google.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref>
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In 2001, while ranked second in the world in sabre, he won the 21st World University Games sabre championship and was part of the Russian team that won the team gold (beating Hungary, 45–37).<ref name="jewishsports1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200108/30/eng20010830_78913.html |title=China Achieves Unprecedented Victory in Universiade Fencing |publisher=peopledaily.com.cn |date=30 August 2001 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E3D81230F932A05753C1A9679C8B63 |title=FENCING – Two Russian Teams Win at the Worlds |location=Russia; Nimes (France) |publisher=New York Times |date=31 October 2001 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


===Olympics===
===Olympics===
He competed in three Olympiads for Russia, winning 4 medals (through 2011, that was the most medals won by any fencer for Russia).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/RUS/summer/FEN/ |title=Russia Fencing &#124; Olympics |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
He competed in three Olympiads for Russia, winning 4 medals (through 2011, that was the most medals won by any fencer for Russia).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/RUS/summer/FEN/ |title=Russia Fencing &#124; Olympics |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


At the 1996 Atlanta Games, ranked as world # 4, he competed in both the individual and team events.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/fencing-mcintosh-makes-an-early-exit-1330111.html |title=Fencing: McIntosh makes an early exit |publisher=The Independent |date=23 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974">{{cite web|url=http://dev.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/items/12745.html |title=Sergei Charikov |publisher=Jewish Virtual Library |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726203338/http://dev.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/items/12745.html |archivedate=26 July 2011 |df= }}</ref> In the team sabre competition, Sharikov and the Russians defeated Hungary in the final (45–25) to win the gold medal.<ref name="nytimes2002">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/29/sports/plus-hall-of-fame-jewish-sports-hall-will-induct-five.html |author=Frank Litsky |title=Jewish Sports Hall Will Induct Five |publisher=New York Times |date=29 November 2002 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref> In the individual competition, Sharikov easily advanced to the final before losing 15–12 to teammate [[Stanislav Pozdnyakov]]; he was awarded the [[silver medal]].<ref name="israel21c1" /><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=M5IhTeKjFoL58AaP_r3hDQ&ct=result&id=TYvPyVbjRpgC&dq=fencer+Sharikov&q=Sharikov#search_anchor |title=The complete book of the summer Olympics: Athens 2004 edition |author=David Wallechinsky |publisher=Sportclassic Books |ISBN=1-894963-32-6 |year=2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Ricard |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C1FFF3A590C728DDDA00894D8404482 |title=2000 SYDNEY GAMES – Fencing |publisher=New York Times |date=11 September 2000 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VqQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ii4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3709,3739402&dq=fencer+sharikov&hl=en |title=Olympic Roundup |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=22 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html |title=Sergey Sharikov Biography and Olympic Results |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/22/sports/atlanta-day-3-fencing-russians-and-french-score-with-swords.html |author=Robert Finn |title=ATLANTA: DAY 3 – FENCING; Russians and French Score With Swords |publisher=New York Times |date=22 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canoe.ca/OlympicsFencing/jul21_fencing.html |title=Russia and France share fencing medals |publisher=Canoe.ca |date=21 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
At the [[Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Games]], ranked as world # 4, he competed in both the individual and team events.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/fencing-mcintosh-makes-an-early-exit-1330111.html |title=Fencing: McIntosh makes an early exit |publisher=The Independent |date=23 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974">{{cite web|url=http://dev.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/items/12745.html |title=Sergei Charikov |publisher=Jewish Virtual Library |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726203338/http://dev.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/items/12745.html |archivedate=26 July 2011 |df= }}</ref> In the team sabre competition, Sharikov and the Russians defeated Hungary in the final (45–25) to win the gold medal.<ref name="nytimes2002">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/29/sports/plus-hall-of-fame-jewish-sports-hall-will-induct-five.html |author=Frank Litsky |title=Jewish Sports Hall Will Induct Five |publisher=New York Times |date=29 November 2002 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref> In the individual competition, Sharikov easily advanced to the final before losing 15–12 to teammate [[Stanislav Pozdnyakov]]; he was awarded the [[silver medal]].<ref name="israel21c1" /><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=M5IhTeKjFoL58AaP_r3hDQ&ct=result&id=TYvPyVbjRpgC&dq=fencer+Sharikov&q=Sharikov#search_anchor |title=The complete book of the summer Olympics: Athens 2004 edition |author=David Wallechinsky |publisher=Sportclassic Books |ISBN=1-894963-32-6 |year=2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Ricard |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C1FFF3A590C728DDDA00894D8404482 |title=2000 SYDNEY GAMES – Fencing |publisher=New York Times |date=11 September 2000 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VqQaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ii4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3709,3739402&dq=fencer+sharikov&hl=en |title=Olympic Roundup |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=22 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html |title=Sergey Sharikov Biography and Olympic Results |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/22/sports/atlanta-day-3-fencing-russians-and-french-score-with-swords.html |author=Robert Finn |title=ATLANTA: DAY 3 – FENCING; Russians and French Score With Swords |publisher=New York Times |date=22 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canoe.ca/OlympicsFencing/jul21_fencing.html |title=Russia and France share fencing medals |publisher=Canoe.ca |date=21 July 1996 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


Sharikov returned to the Olympics at the 2000 Sydney Games and helped lead the Russian team to its second consecutive gold medal in the team sabre event; they easily defeated France in the final, 45–32.<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /><ref name="nytimes2002" /> In the individual sabre, Sharikov entered the Olympics as the # 3 seed (he was also ranked # 3 in the world), but was eliminated in the third round of the competition, 15–14.<ref name="israel21c1" /><ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/results/fencing.html |title=Summer Olympics 2000 Results – Fencing |publisher=ESPN |date=25 September 2000 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2000/FENCING/news/2000/09/item20000924204951_1.htm |title=Olympics – Sabre fencing gold goes to Russia |publisher=ABC |date=1 October 2000 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
Sharikov returned to the Olympics at the [[Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Games]] and helped lead the Russian team to its second consecutive gold medal in the team sabre event; they easily defeated France in the final, 45–32.<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /><ref name="nytimes2002" /> In the individual sabre, Sharikov entered the Olympics as the # 3 seed (he was also ranked # 3 in the world), but was eliminated in the third round of the competition, 15–14.<ref name="israel21c1" /><ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/results/fencing.html |title=Summer Olympics 2000 Results – Fencing |publisher=ESPN |date=25 September 2000 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2000/FENCING/news/2000/09/item20000924204951_1.htm |title=Olympics – Sabre fencing gold goes to Russia |publisher=ABC |date=1 October 2000 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


Sharikov was seeded fourth in the individual sabre event in the 2004 [[Athens]] Games. The Russian lost a close match, 13–15 in the quarterfinal, to Italian [[Aldo Montano (fencer born 1978)|Aldo Montano]], who went on to win the gold.<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /> In the team event, Russia lost its semifinal encounter with Italy 42–45, but Russia won the bronze medal match.<ref name="israel21c1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/rus/Serguei+Charikov/386451 |title=Olympics |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=18 June 1974 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
Sharikov was seeded fourth in the individual sabre event in the [[Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens Games]]. The Russian lost a close match, 13–15 in the quarterfinal, to Italian [[Aldo Montano (fencer born 1978)|Aldo Montano]], who went on to win the gold.<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /> In the team event, Russia lost its semifinal encounter with Italy 42–45, but Russia won the bronze medal match.<ref name="israel21c1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/rus/Serguei+Charikov/386451 |title=Olympics |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=18 June 1974 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


===Maccabiah Games===
===Maccabiah Games===
Sharikov, who was [[Jewish]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Krichevsky |first=Lev |url=http://www.jta.org/news/article/2004/07/25/11819/Wherehaveallthea |title=Russian Jewish Olympic presence dwindles |publisher=JTA |date=25 July 2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926133149/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2004/07/25/11819/Wherehaveallthea |archivedate=26 September 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&pg=PA268&dq=fencer+Charikov+saber&hl=en&ei=JzIiTYSREZS4sQPM7Z28Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=charikov&f=false |title=Day by day in Jewish sports history |publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |author=Bob Wechsler |ISBN=0-88125-969-1 |year=2008 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA226&dq=fencer+Charikov+saber&hl=en&ei=JzIiTYSREZS4sQPM7Z28Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists |author=Paul Taylor |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |ISBN=1-903900-87-5 |year=2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forward.com/articles/5240/ |author=Aimee Berg |title=Jewish Athletes Put Their Nations on the Map at the Olympics |publisher=Forward |date=3 September 2004 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref> was a participant for the Russian team at the [[2001 Maccabiah Games]]. He won the [[gold medal]] in the individual sabre over fellow Olympian, [[Vadim Gutzeit]] of the [[Ukraine]].<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm |title=The Maccabiah Games history and information |publisher=Jewishsports.net |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
Sharikov was a participant for the Russian team at the [[2001 Maccabiah Games]] in Israel. He won the [[gold medal]] in the individual sabre over fellow Olympian, [[Vadim Gutzeit]] of the [[Ukraine]].<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1974" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm |title=The Maccabiah Games history and information |publisher=Jewishsports.net |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


He also competed in the [[2005 Maccabiah Games]] in [[Israel]], this time winning the silver medal as Vadim Gutzeit beat him 15–13 for the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israelhighway.org/archive-2005/14jul05.html |title=. |publisher= |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312110638/http://www.israelhighway.org/archive-2005/14jul05.html |archivedate=12 March 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.escrime-info.com/modules/newbb/print.php%3Fform%3D2%26forum%3D26%26topic_id%3D5719%26post_id%3D131776&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=14&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DVadym%2BGuttsayt%2B%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-US |title=17th Maccabi games |publisher=google.com |date=22 November 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berman |first=Shimrit |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/fencing-third-time-lucky-for-or-1.164262 |title=Fencing / Third time lucky for Or |publisher=Haaretz |date=17 September 2010 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>
He also competed in the [[2005 Maccabiah Games]] in [[Israel]], this time winning the silver medal as Vadim Gutzeit beat him 15–13 for the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israelhighway.org/archive-2005/14jul05.html |title=x |publisher= |date= |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312110638/http://www.israelhighway.org/archive-2005/14jul05.html |archivedate=12 March 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.escrime-info.com/modules/newbb/print.php%3Fform%3D2%26forum%3D26%26topic_id%3D5719%26post_id%3D131776&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=14&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DVadym%2BGuttsayt%2B%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-US |title=17th Maccabi games |publisher= |date=22 November 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berman |first=Shimrit |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/fencing-third-time-lucky-for-or-1.164262 |title=Fencing / Third time lucky for Or |publisher=Haaretz |date=17 September 2010 |accessdate=3 January 2011}}</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching and federation career==
Sharikov coached the 2001 Russian [[Maccabiah Games]] fencing team.<ref name="jewishsports1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010713/russian.shtml |author=Lev Gorodetsky |title=Russian athletes psyched |publisher=Jewishaz.com |date=13 July 2001 |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610005612/http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010713/russian.shtml |archivedate=10 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Sharikov coached the Russia fencing team at the [[2001 Maccabiah Games]].<ref name="jewishsports1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010713/russian.shtml |author=Lev Gorodetsky |title=Russian athletes psyched |publisher=Jewishaz.com |date=13 July 2001 |accessdate=3 January 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610005612/http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/010713/russian.shtml |archivedate=10 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> After finishing his competitive career, Sharikov was a member of the executive committee of the [[Russian Fencing Federation]], and in 2009 he became head coach of the Russian national sabre reserve team.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref>


==Hall of Fame==
==Hall of Fame==
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==Death==
==Death==
Sharikov died on 6 June 2015 in an automobile accident at the age of 40.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Russian News Agency "TASS"]] |url=http://tass.ru/en/sports/799296 |title=Two-times Olympic fencing champion Sergei Sharikov dies in car accident |date=7 June 2015}}</ref> He was driving an [[all-terrain vehicle]] on the road as a part of a group of ATV drivers when it changed into the opposite traffic lane and collided head-on with a car. The car's driver was hospitalized.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Rossiyskaya Gazeta]] |url=http://www.rg.ru/2015/06/07/reg-cfo/sharikov-anons.html|script-title=ru:Фехтовальщик Шариков погиб в столкновении с калужским полицейским |date=7 June 2015 |language=Russian}}</ref>
Sharikov died in the evening of 6 June 2015 in an automobile accident at the age of 40.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Russian News Agency "TASS"]] |url=http://tass.ru/en/sports/799296 |title=Two-times Olympic fencing champion Sergei Sharikov dies in car accident |date=7 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref> While on vacation, he was driving an [[all-terrain vehicle]] the [[Kaluga]]-[[Tarusa]]-[[Serpukhov]] highway]] south-west of Moscow as a part of a group of ATV drivers when he lost control of his vehicle and it changed into the opposite traffic lane and collided head-on with a car driving in the opposite direction.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/fencing/story/_/id/13035485/olympic-fencing-champ-sergei-sharikov-dies-crash]</ref> The other car's driver was hospitalized.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Rossiyskaya Gazeta]] |url=http://www.rg.ru/2015/06/07/reg-cfo/sharikov-anons.html|script-title=ru:Фехтовальщик Шариков погиб в столкновении с калужским полицейским |date=7 June 2015 |language=Russian}}</ref> Sharikov was rushed to the [[Tarusa]] district central hospital, but died there from his injuries.<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/sergey-sharikov-1.html]</ref>


==See also==
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Sergey Sharikov
Personal information
Born(1974-06-18)18 June 1974
Moscow, Russia
Died6 June 2015(2015-06-06) (aged 40)
Tarussky District, Russia
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Individual sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team sabre
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Israel Individual Sabre
Silver medal – second place 2005 Israel Individual Sabre

Sergey Aleksandrovich Sharikov (18 June 1974 – 6 June 2015), also known as Serguei/Sergei Charikov, was a left-handed Russian Olympic champion sabre fencer.[1][2] In the Olympics he won two gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze medal.[2][3][4]

Early life

Sharikov was born in Moscow, Russia, and was Jewish.[5][6][7][8]

Fencing career

One of the best sabre fencers in the world, Sharikov began fencing at the age of 12.[9] He was a protege of sabre fencer David Tyshler.[10] Sharikov was on the Russian national fencing team from 1994-2005.[11]

World University Games

At the 1997 Summer Universiade and 1999 Summer Universiade, he won bronze medals at the World University Games in sabre.[12]

In 2001, while ranked second in the world in sabre, he won the 21st World University Games sabre championship and was part of the Russian team that won the team gold (beating Hungary, 45–37).[2][13][14]

European Championships

He won the 2000 European Fencing Championships, and came in second at the 2002 European Fencing Championships, and third at the 2004 European Fencing Championships.[15] His team won the gold medal in 2000–02 and 2004.[16][17]

World Championships and World Cup

In 1994, he won an individual gold medal at the Junior World Fencing Championships.[2] In 1995, he won a team silver medal at the 1995 World Fencing Championships, and an individual silver medal at the Fencing World Cup.[2]

He placed third in the individual sabre events at the 1998 World Fencing Championships and 2000 World Fencing Championships, and third in the team sabre event at the 1999 World Fencing Championships.[18] His team won the gold medal in 2001–03.[19][20]

Olympics

He competed in three Olympiads for Russia, winning 4 medals (through 2011, that was the most medals won by any fencer for Russia).[21]

At the 1996 Atlanta Games, ranked as world # 4, he competed in both the individual and team events.[22][23] In the team sabre competition, Sharikov and the Russians defeated Hungary in the final (45–25) to win the gold medal.[24] In the individual competition, Sharikov easily advanced to the final before losing 15–12 to teammate Stanislav Pozdnyakov; he was awarded the silver medal.[3][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Sharikov returned to the Olympics at the 2000 Sydney Games and helped lead the Russian team to its second consecutive gold medal in the team sabre event; they easily defeated France in the final, 45–32.[23][24] In the individual sabre, Sharikov entered the Olympics as the # 3 seed (he was also ranked # 3 in the world), but was eliminated in the third round of the competition, 15–14.[3][23][31][32]

Sharikov was seeded fourth in the individual sabre event in the 2004 Athens Games. The Russian lost a close match, 13–15 in the quarterfinal, to Italian Aldo Montano, who went on to win the gold.[23] In the team event, Russia lost its semifinal encounter with Italy 42–45, but Russia won the bronze medal match.[3][33]

Maccabiah Games

Sharikov was a participant for the Russian team at the 2001 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He won the gold medal in the individual sabre over fellow Olympian, Vadim Gutzeit of the Ukraine.[23][34]

He also competed in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, this time winning the silver medal as Vadim Gutzeit beat him 15–13 for the gold medal.[35][36][37]

Coaching and federation career

Sharikov coached the Russia fencing team at the 2001 Maccabiah Games.[2][38] After finishing his competitive career, Sharikov was a member of the executive committee of the Russian Fencing Federation, and in 2009 he became head coach of the Russian national sabre reserve team.[39]

Hall of Fame

Sharikov was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and 2005.[23][24][40]

Death

Sharikov died in the evening of 6 June 2015 in an automobile accident at the age of 40.[41][42] While on vacation, he was driving an all-terrain vehicle the Kaluga-Tarusa-Serpukhov highway]] south-west of Moscow as a part of a group of ATV drivers when he lost control of his vehicle and it changed into the opposite traffic lane and collided head-on with a car driving in the opposite direction.[43][44] The other car's driver was hospitalized.[45] Sharikov was rushed to the Tarusa district central hospital, but died there from his injuries.[46]

See also

References

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