Olga Knyazeva
Knyazeva (left) at the 1975 World Championships
Personal information
Born(1954-08-09)9 August 1954
Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died3 January 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 60)
Kazan, Russia
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventFoil
ClubDynamo Kazan
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 MontréalTeam foil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1973 GothenburgTeam foil
Gold medal – first place1974 GrenobleTeam foil
Gold medal – first place1975 BudapestTeam foil
Silver medal – second place1975 BudapestFoil
Gold medal – first place1977 Buenos AiresTeam foil
Gold medal – first place1978 HamburgTeam foil

Olga Nikolaevna Knyazeva (Russian: Ольга Николаевна Князева; 9 August 1954 – 3 January 2015) was a Soviet foil fencer. She won a team gold medal at the 1976 Olympics and placed ninth individually.[1][2] She also won four gold and two silver medals at the world championships between 1973 and 1978.[3]

Knyazeva took up fencing in 1966 and between 1972 and 1978, was a member of the Soviet national team. In 1975 she won the World Cup, the European Team Cup, and the team world title, and was named best female fencer of the year by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. After retiring from competitions she worked as a fencing coach in Kazan and taught physical education at the Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute.[1]

After the 1976 Olympics Knyazeva married Rafael Dubov, who was her childhood friend, a fellow fencer, and later a fencing coach and referee. Their children, son Aleksandr and daughter Nina, also competed in fencing.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Olga Knyazeva Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Ушла из жизни лучшая рапиристка мира-1975 Ольга Князева. www.tatar-inform.ru (2015-01-03).
  3. ↑ "Olga Knyazeva". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Олимпийская чемпионка Ольга Князева. 35 лет спустя. tatcenter.ru (15 July 2011)
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