Yelena Jemayeva
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Born | Dolgoprudny, Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) | 30 March 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Jemayeva is married and lives in Moscow. She is the wife of the Olympic and world team champion fencer Ilgar Mammadov, Yelena and Ilgar have two daughters: Milena and Ayla.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yelena Jemayeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ (in Russian) Елена Жемаева о женской сабле и не только Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Elena Jemayeva at the International Fencing Federation
- Elena Jemayeva at the International Olympic Committee
- Elena Jemayeva at Olympics.com
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Russian emigrants to Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijani female sabre fencers
- Russian female sabre fencers
- Olympic fencers of Azerbaijan
- Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- European fencing biography stubs
- Azerbaijani martial arts biography stubs