Dmitry Anatolyevich Zherebchenko (; born 27 June 1989) is a Russian
foil
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fencer, gold medallist in the
2017 World Championships. Zherebchenko was a substitute for Russia's foil team which took gold at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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, but as he did not fence in the competition he was not deemed an Olympian and did not receive a medal.
His clubs are the Central Sports Army Club
US and the Khimki Fencing Sports School of Olympic Reserve
US
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1989 births
Living people
Russian male foil fencers
Sportspeople from Kursk Oblast
Fencers at the 2015 European Games
European Games medalists in fencing
European Games bronze medalists for Russia
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Summer World University Games medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
World Fencing Championships medalists
21st-century Russian sportsmen
Military World Games gold medalists for Russia
Military World Games medalists in fencing