Personal Information
Residence Moscow, RUS
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, Russian
Higher education Sport Studies - Smolensk State Academy of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism: Russia
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age nine in Moscow, Russian Federation.
Why this sport? She was taken to a fencing school by one of her friends, whose father was involved in the sport. "Only then did I learn what fencing was. Before that, I had never heard of it. And I hadn't watched a film about musketeers, either."
Club / Team Dynamo [RUS] / Youth of Moscow [RUS]:
Name of coach Mikhail Zolotaryov [personal], RUS, from 2010; Anna Ilyaskina [personal], RUS
Handedness Right
General Interest
Hobbies Taking walks, painting. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning the individual foil competition at the 2017 World Cup event in Gdansk, Poland. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Most influential person in career Her coaches. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
Awards and honours She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (rusfencing.ru, 17 May 2019; minsport.gov.ru, 24 Dec 2018)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2019)
