Career
As of January 2010, Mazunov is ranked northern 105 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He is also right-handed, and uses the attacking grip.
He placed third in the preliminary pool round of the men"s singles, with a total score of 114 points, two defeats from Belgium"s Jean-Michel Saive and Brazil"s Hugo Hoyama, and a single victory over Iran"s Ibrahim First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Idokht.
Representing Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Mazunov lost the first round match of the men"s singles to Belarus" Vladimir Samsonov, with a set score of 0–3. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Mazunov teamed up with Alexei Smirnov in the men"s doubles tournament.
The Russian pair narrowly lost the bronze medal to the Danish duo Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell, receiving a final set score of 2–4. Sixteen years after competing in his first Olympics, Mazunov qualified for his fourth Russian team, as a 37-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a spot as one of the remaining top 10 teams under ITTF"s Computer Team Ranking List.
He joined with his fellow players Alexei Smirnov and Fedor Kuzmin for the inaugural men"s team event.
Mazunov and his team placed fourth in the preliminary pool round against Japan, Hong Kong, and Nigeria, receiving a total score of three points and three straight losses.
