Maria Mazina Explained

Maria Mazina
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Fullname:Maria Valeryevna Mazina
Birth Date:18 April 1964
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height:5-8.5 (175 cm)
Weight:137 lbs (62 kg)
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.[1] [2] [3] She lives in Moscow.[4]

Fencing career

Mazina began fencing at the age of 12.

Mazina is a 5-time world women's épée champion.[5]

Olympics

She won a team bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics.[6] [7] Mazina and her teammates defeated Hungary in the third-place match (45–44) to capture the bronze medal.[8]

Mazina also won a gold medal in the Sydney Olympics in team épée in 2000.[9] [10] [11] 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.[12]

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.[13] In 2015, she was the Russian Federation's épée team coach.[14]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Taylor, Paul. Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. 4 March 2004. Sussex Academic Press. 9781903900888. Google Books.
  2. Book: Wechsler, Bob. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. 4 March 2008. KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. 9780881259698. Google Books.
  3. Book: Encyclopaedia Judaica: Nat-Per. Fred. Skolnik. Michael. Berenbaum. 4 March 2007. Macmillan Reference USA. 9780028659282. Google Books.
  4. Web site: 2000 Olympics. www.jewishsportsreview.com.
  5. Web site: Israel HighWay. 12 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080312110638/http://www.israelhighway.org/archive-2005/14jul05.html. 12 March 2008.
  6. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Maria Mazina . 2012-02-18 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213141330/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MAZINMAR01 . 13 February 2012 .
  7. Web site: Maria Mazina Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/mariya-mazina-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-02-18 . sports-reference.com.
  8. Web site: Mariya Mazina Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 17 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/mariya-mazina-1.html. 17 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Collated Olympic Fencing results . Sportsillustrated.cnn.com . 29 September 2000.
  10. Web site: Russia take team epee gold . BBC News . 19 September 2000.
  11. Web site: ABC Olympics: Russian fencing team fends off the Swiss . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2000.
  12. Web site: SIXTEENTH MACCABIAH - 20th Maccabiah 2017.
  13. Web site: 2000 Olympics . Jewish Sports Review . 12 January 2014.
  14. Web site: Russian Federation chief upset by epee performance. Sports Mole.

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