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ILIEVA Yoana

sabre
Rank8
Pts115.000
Age22
HandL

Personal Information

Residence Sofia, BUL

Occupation Athlete, Student

Languages Bulgarian, English

License number 20062001000

Club

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age eight. "From the very beginning, I decided that whatever sport I started training for would be serious. When I was young and we had to do physical activities, I was never unhappy about it. On the contrary, I wanted to do it better than the others and more often. If the other kids trained four times a week, I would train six times."

Why this sport? She took up the sport as an extra-curricular activity after coaches came to her school. She believes the qualities associated with fencing help in other areas of her life. "Speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, these qualities help you a lot in life, not just in sports."

Club / Team Vasil Etropolski Fencing Academy [BUL] / Svechnikov Fencing Club [BUL]:

Name of coach Ivailo Vodenov [national], BUL

Handedness Left

General Interest

Hero / Idol Bulgarian fencer Vasil Etropolski. (sportal.bg, 29 Jun 2016)

Awards and honours She was named the 2019 Best Female Competitor by the Bulgarian Fencing Federation. (bulfencing.com, 13 Mar 2020)

Ambitions To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (topsport.bg, 12 Jan 2020)

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