Yana Egorian
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 Egorian in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
20 December 1993 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Weapon(s) | Sabre |
| Hand | Left-handed |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Club | CSKA Moscow[2] |
| Head coach(es) |
Christian Bauer (national) Sergei Semin (personal)[2] |
| Assistant coach(es) | Yelena Jemayeva |
| FIE Ranking | Current ranking |
| Domestic Ranking |
2009 |
Medal record
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Yana Karapetovna Egorian (Armenian: Յանա Կարապետի Եգորյան, Russian: Яна Карапетовна Егорян; born 20 December 1993)[3] is an Armenian-born Russian sabre fencer. She won two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Yana Egorian was born on 20 December 1993 in Yerevan, Armenia. When she was 6 years old, she moved to Khimki, Moscow Oblast, where she engaged in fencing under the guidance of Sergei Semin. Later, Yelena Jemayeva also started to train her. She chose sabre fencing as her specialty.
Achievements
Egorian won two silver medals at the European Cadet Championships (2009 and 2010[4]). At the Inaugural 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, she won two gold medals. She finished fifth at the 2010 Cadet World Championships in Baku.[5] On 8 August 2016, Egorian won the individual gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. On 13 August, she won a second gold medal with the Russian team.[2]
References
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- 1 2 Yana Egorian. rio2016.com
- 1 2 3 Yana Egorian. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Двукратная чемпионка Игр Яна Егорян: Мама, я не слабачка! – Интервью Interview with Yana Egorian
- ↑ 2010 European Championships U17 U17 Sabre female at 02.03.2010 in Athen. ophardt-team.org
- ↑ Yana Egorian's results at 2010 Cadet World Championships. Fencingworldwide.com.
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