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.
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Full name | Maria Valeryevna Mazina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 18 April 1964||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5-8.5 (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 137 lb (62 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
See also
References
- Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a ... - Paul Taylor
- Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
- Encyclopaedia Judaica - Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum
- "2000 Olympics"
- Israel HighWay
- "Olympics Statistics: Maria Mazina". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- "Maria Mazina Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- Mariya Mazina Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- "Collated Olympic Fencing results". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 29 September 2000.
- "Russia take team epee gold". BBC News. 19 September 2000.
- "ABC Olympics: Russian fencing team fends off the Swiss". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2000.
- SIXTEENTH MACCABIAH - 20th Maccabiah 2017
- "2000 Olympics". Jewish Sports Review. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "Russian Federation epee team boss upset by bronze-medal performance" - Sports Mole