Alexandra Zabelina

Alexandra Zabelina
Zabelina in 1960
Personal information
Born(1937-03-11)11 March 1937
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died27 March 2022(2022-03-27) (aged 85)
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubDynamo Moscow[1]
Coached byLev Saychuk[1]
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Foil, team
World Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1956 London Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1957 Paris Foil, individual
Gold medal – first place 1961 Turin Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1963 Gdansk Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Paris Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Moscow Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Montreal Foil, individual
Gold medal – first place 1970 Ankara Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Viena Foil, team
Soviet foil team at the 1960 Olympics; Zabelina is third from right

Alexandra Ivanovna Zabelina (Russian: Александра Ивановна Забелина; 11 March 1937 – 27 March 2022) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Between 1956 and 1971 Zabelina won eight team and two individual world titles in the foil.[4] She won the individual Silver Prize at the 1961 and 1966 world championships and team Silver Prize in 1959, 1962, 1967, and 1969. She missed the 1964 Summer Olympics because she was expecting her son.[5]

Zabelina first trained in gymnastics, but had to quit due to an injury. In retirement she worked as a fencing coach. Her students included the Olympic champion Maria Mazina.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Шпага — кисти не помеха
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Alexandra Zabelina". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Alexandra Zabelina Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Miss Zabelina, Soviet Union, Wins World Foils Title". The New York Times. 13 July 1967. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b Tatiana Kolchanova. "Alexandra Zabelina" in Fencing in Persons. fencing-future.com
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