Erika Kirpu Explained

Erika Kirpu
Nationality:	Estonian
Birth Date:	22 June 1992
Birth Place:	Moscow, Russia
Height:	1.75 m
Weight:	60 kg
Weapon:	Épée
Hand:	right-handed
Club:	Tartu Kalev
Fieranking:	current ranking
Show-Medals:	yes

Erika Kirpu (born 22 June 1992) is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer.^[1]

Kirpu was born in Moscow to an Estonian father and a Russian mother of Ukrainian descent.^[2]

Kirpu is a two-time team European champion and 2017 team world champion.

A two-time Olympian, Kirpu is a 2021 team Olympic champion.

Kirpu competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.^[3]

She graduated from Tartu Annelinna Gümnaasium in 2010 and from the Faculty of Law of Tallinn University of Technology in 2014.

She lives in Milan, Italy with her partner and fellow épée fencer Enrico Garozzo.

Medal Record

World Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2014	Kazan, Russia	Individual Women's Épée	3rd^[5]
2014	Kazan, Russia	Team Women's Épée	2nd^[6]
2017	Leipzig, Germany	Team Women's Épée	1st^[7]

European Championship

Year	Location	Event	Position
2012	Legnano, Italy	Team Women's Épée	3rd^[8]
2013	Zagreb, Croatia	Team Women's Épée	1st^[9]
2015	Montreux, Switzerland	Team Women's Épée	2nd^[10]
2016	Toruń, Poland	Team Women's Épée	1st^[11]
2018	Novi Sad, Serbia	Team Women's Épée	3rd^[12]

Grand Prix

Date	Location	Event	Position
2012-02-25	Budapest, Hungary	Individual Women's Épée	3rd^[13]
2014-12-06	Doha, Qatar	Individual Women's Épée	2nd^[14]
2020-01-24	Doha, Qatar	Individual Women's Épée	3rd^[15]
2022-01-28	Doha, Qatar	Individual Women's Épée	3rd^[16]

World Cup

Date	Location	Event	Position
2012-03-23	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France	Individual Women's Épée	3rd^[17]
2015-02-13	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Individual Women's Épée	2nd^[18]
2016-05-20	Legnano, Italy	Individual Women's Épée	1st^[19]
2017-05-05	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Individual Women's Épée	3rd^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
2. Web site: Ursula Nõu. Erika Kirpu: lähim siht on olümpia, eraelu peab ootama. epl.delfi.ee. Eesti Päevaleht. 2015-01-10. 2021-05-08. et. 2021-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121524/https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/70518919/erika-kirpu-lahim-siht-on-olumpia-eraelu-peab-ootama. live.
3. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
4. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-08-10. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
5. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-05-09. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
6. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
7. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
8. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
9. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
10. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
11. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
12. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
13. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
14. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
15. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
16. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website . 2022-05-02 . INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
17. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
18. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. 2021-12-13. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
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