Maria Mazina

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Maria Mazina
Personal information
Born (1964-04-18) 18 April 1964 (age 59)
Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport Fencing

Maria Mazina (born 18 April 1964) is a Russian women's épée fencer.

Fencing career

Mazina began fencing at the age of 12.

Mazina, who is Jewish, is a 5-time world women's épée champion.[1]

Olympics

She won a team bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6] 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.

Miscellaneous

Mazina lives in Moscow and 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.[7]

See also

References

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