Maria Valeryevna Mazina (born April 18, 1964 , Moscow ) is a Russian fencer with swords , Honored Master of Sports (1996), Olympic champion (2000). The first USSR champion in sword fencing among women (1990).
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| Floor | female |
| Full name | Maria Valeryevna Mazina |
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| Specialization | fencing |
| Club | Dynamo Moscow |
| Date of Birth | April 18, 1964 (55 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Moscow |
| Sports career | 1982-2003 |
| Trainers | A. Zabelina, V. Vdovichenko |
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Biography
She started fencing from the age of 12. At first she fenced on a foil.
- Winner of the 9th Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR (1986, Moscow) as part of the Moscow team.
Silver medalist of the USSR championships (1988, 1989) in the team.
- Since 1990, she began to compete in swords. At its first championship, the USSR won gold medals in the individual and team championships. Bronze medalist of the 1996 Olympic Games, champion of the 2000 Olympics (in team championship). World champion 2001 in the team championship, bronze medalist in 1990 in the individual championship and 1990, 1991 in the team competition. Champion of the USSR 1990 (in the individual and team championships), champion of the CIS 1992 (in the individual championships). Silver medalist of the European Championships 1999 and 2001. Winner of the Cup of Russia 1993, 1995, 1996 and 1999.
After finishing her sports career, she switched to coaching.
- She graduated from the State Center for Physical Culture and Education (State Central Order of Lenin, Institute of Physical Culture and Sports).
- She was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1 of 01/06/1997)
Sources
- Mazina Maria Valeryevna - article from the Grand Olympic Encyclopedia ( M. , 2006)
- Mazina, Maria Valeryevna - an article from the encyclopedia of fencing.
- Reference and Encyclopedic Edition: "Fencing" Encyclopedia. Under the general editorship of D. A. Tyshler. Moscow 20011
- Maria Mazina - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com