Karina Aznavourian

Karina Borisovna Aznavourian (Russian: Карина Борисовна Азнавурян; Armenian: Կարինա Բորիսի Ազնավուրյան; born 20 September 1974 in Baku) is a Russian épée fencer. She won two gold medals in the team épée event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Also won bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Karina Aznavourian
Personal information
Full nameKarina Borisovna Aznavourian
Born (1974-09-20) 20 September 1974
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
HandLeft-handed
FIE rankingarchive
Medal record
Women's épée fencing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team épée
2004 Athens Team épée
1996 Atlanta Team épée

Biography

Karina Aznavourian was born on September 20, 1974 in Baku in an Armenian-Azerbaijani family.[3] Started fencing in Baku under the leadership of Olga Matlina. In 1990, after the Armenian pogroms in Baku, she and her family were forced to move to Moscow. Having changed the type of weapon from the rapier to the Épée, she began to train under the guidance of Alexander Kislyunin.[4]

She graduated from the Olympic Reserve School No. 3, then graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.

In 1996, as part of the Russian national team became the bronze medalist at the Olympics Games in Atlanta. In 1997, she won the silver medals of the 19th Universiade, both in team and individual competitions. Later in the Russian team won the Olympic Games in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004), then she won the World Championships in 2003 and Europe Championships in 2004. She did not take part in the Olympic Games in Beijing, as she was unable to score the necessary rating points for the individual Olympic tournament due to the injury on her spine, and the women's team fencing competition was not included in the program of this Olympiad.

After completing her sports career in 2008, she headed the junior sports school of the Moscow Secondary Special School of Olympic Reserve No. 3, and in August 2012, she was appointed as a director of this school.[5]

Awards

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: Karina Aznavuryan". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karina Aznavuryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. "Карина Азнавурян: девушка со шпагой". vestikavkaza.ru.
  4. "Кислюнин Александр Сергеевич". Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. "Карина Азнавурян — директор УОР № 3!". sport.mos.ru.
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