Maria Mazina

Maria Valeryevna Mazina (born 18 April 1964) is a Russian women's épée fencer. She is an Olympic champion, and a 5-time world women's épée champion.

Maria Mazina
Personal information
Full nameMaria Valeryevna Mazina
Born (1964-04-18) 18 April 1964
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height5-8.5 (175 cm)
Weight137 lb (62 kg)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubDynamo Moscow

Early and personal life

Mazina was born in Moscow, Russia, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] She lives in Moscow.[4]

Fencing career

Mazina began fencing at the age of 12.

Mazina is a 5-time world women's épée champion.[5]

Olympics

She won a team bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics.[6][7] Mazina and her teammates defeated Hungary in the third-place match (45–44) to capture the bronze medal.[8]

Mazina also won a gold medal in the Sydney Olympics in team épée in 2000.[9][10][11] Russia defeated Switzerland, 45–35, in the final. In the individual épée competition, Mazina was eliminated in the third round by Margherita Zalaffi of Italy (13–15).[8]

Maccabiah Games

Mazina won a gold medal in the 2001 Maccabiah Games.[12]

Coaching

She is an instructor at Maccabi Moscow, of which she has been a member since 1995 when it was first organized.[4] She visited Israel for a Maccabi program.[13] In 2015, she was the Russian Federation's épée team coach.[14]

See also

References

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