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2002 World Fencing Championships
The 2002 World Fencing Championships were held in Lisbon, Portugal. The event took place from August 18 to August 23, 2002. Overview Lisbon obtained the right to organize the championships over Bari, Italy. The event was first to take place from August 12 to August 18, but was reported a week later at the request of the main sponsor and of the television stations, which feared poor audience figures. 84 countries–a record at the time–took part in the championships. The competition saw the clear domination of Russia, who came away with nine medals, including six golds. Stanislav Pozdniakov and Svetlana Boyko obtained a double gold haul respectively in men's sabre and women's foil. Boiko shared the podium with teammate Yekaterina Yusheva, who in quarter-finals had put an end to Valentina Vezzali's streak of gold medals in 1999, 2000, and 2001. Pavel Kolobkov earned a gold medal in men's épée, eight years after his last major title and with a very limited preparation: he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Maria Brânză
Ana Maria Popescu, formerly known as Ana Maria Brânză (, born 26 November 1984), is a Romanian left-handed épée fencer. Popescu is a four-time team European champion, 2013 individual European champion, and two-time team world champion. A five-time Olympian, Popescu is a two-time individual Olympic silver medalist and 2016 team Olympic champion. Personal life Brânză was born in 1984 in the Rahova district of Bucharest, the second of two children. A very energetic child, she was pushed by her parents towards sport. She first tried tennis because the courts were not far from home, but she left after one year because she was the only left-handed player and because of the lack of competitive events. When she was ten, her elder brother Marius, who played football for a school team of CSA Steaua București, took her to his club's fencing hall in Ghencea. She did not care much for the idea at first, as she was not a fan of ''The Three Musketeers'', but she was attracted to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Vanni
Simone Vanni (born 16 February 16, 1979, in Pisa, Italy) is an Italian Olympic Games, Olympic foil fencer. He won a team gold medal in Athens in the 2004 Olympics. References External links * 1979 births Living people Italian male foil fencers Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pisa Fencers of Fiamme Oro {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Zakharov
Vitaly Zakharov (russian: Виталий Георгиевич Захаров; born 18 December 1967) is a Belarusian épée fencer. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... References 1967 births Living people Belarusian male épée fencers Olympic fencers of Belarus Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics People from Fergana 21st-century Belarusian people {{Belarus-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ku Kyo-dong
Gu Gyo-dong (born 3 September 1972) is a South Korean fencer. He competed in the team épée events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Results In the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. Gu had a record of 0-0-2, competing against Jerri Bergström and Péter Vánky. Gu lost 1-5 in his bout with Bergström, and lost 3-5 in his bout with Vánky. In the 1994 and 2002 Asian Games, Gu competed for South Korea in the Team Épée event, earning a bronze medal. In the 2002 World Fencing Championships The 2002 World Fencing Championships were held in Lisbon, Portugal. The event took place from August 18 to August 23, 2002. Overview Lisbon obtained the right to organize the championships over Bari, Italy. The event was first to take place from ... in Lisbon, Gu earned a bronze medal for South Korea in Team Épée. References 1972 births Living people South Korean male épée fencers Olympic fencers for South Korea Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in fencing Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrice Jeannet
Fabrice Jeannet (born 20 October 1980 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a retired French épée fencer. Jeannet won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the individual épée in 2008. He was also a member of the French team that won the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates Ulrich Robeiri, Gauthier Grumier and Érik Boisse. His brother, Jérôme Jeannet Jérôme Jeannet (born 26 January 1977 in Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a French épée fencer. His brother, Fabrice Jeannet is a fencer also. Record against selected opponents Includes results from all competitions 2006–present and major ... is a fencer too. References 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Fort-de-France Martiniquais fencers French male épée fencers Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of France O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Jemayeva
Yelena Jemayeva (russian: Елена Жемаева, also spelled Elena, born 30 March 1971) is a Russian-born Azerbaijani sabre fencer. She holds a twice World champion (1999, 2000) and European champion (1999). She competed in the individual sabre event at the 2004 Summer Olympics but was upset in the quarterfinals by eventual gold medalist Mariel Zagunis of USA. Jemayeva is married and lives in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million .... She is the wife of the Olympic and world team champion fencer Ilgar Mammadov, Yelena and Ilgar have two daughters: Milena and Ayla. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Lise Touya
Anne-Lise Touya (born 19 January 1981) is a French fencer. She competed in the sabre A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ... events at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1981 births Living people French female sabre fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tarbes 21st-century French women {{France-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
