Maria Mazina facts for kids
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| Full name | Maria Valeryevna Mazina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1964 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 5-8.5 (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 137 lbs (62 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Early and personal life
Mazina was born in Moscow, Russia, and is Jewish. She lives in Moscow.
Fencing career
Mazina began fencing at the age of 12.
Mazina is a 5-time world women's épée champion.
Olympics
She won a team bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics. Mazina and her teammates defeated Hungary in the third-place match (45–44) to capture the bronze medal.
Mazina also won a gold medal in the Sydney Olympics in team épée in 2000. 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).
Maccabiah Games
Mazina won a gold medal in the 2001 Maccabiah Games.
Coaching
She is an instructor at Maccabi Moscow, of which she has been a member since 1995 when it was first organized. She visited Israel for a Maccabi program. In 2015, she was the Russian Federation's épée team coach.
See also
In Spanish: Mariya Mazina para niños
- List of select Jewish fencers
- List of Jewish Olympic medalists
