Mariya Mazina

Maria Mazina

Personal information
Born	(1964-04-18) 18 April 1964 (age 53) Moscow, Russia
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Women's fencing Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team épée 1996 Atlanta Team épée Maccabiah Games 2001 Israel Individual Women's Épée

Maria Mazina (born 18 April 1964) is a Russian women's épée fencer.

Mazina began fencing at the age of 12.

Mazina, who is Jewish, is a 5-time world women's épée champion.

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

Mazina also won a gold medal in the Sydney Olympics in team épée in 2000. 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).

Mazina won a gold medal in the 2001 Maccabiah Games.

Mazina lives in Moscow and 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.

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