Olga Nikitina

Olga Alekseyevna Nikitina (Russian: Ольга Алексеевна Никитина, IPA: [ˈolʲɡə nʲɪˈkʲitʲɪnə]; born 26 November 1998) is a Russian right-handed sabre fencer, 2019 team European champion, 2019 team world champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion.[2] Nikitina was part of the gold medal winning Russian team at the 2019 World Fencing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3] She is a Russian Armed Forces athlete, and her clubs are Central Sports Army Club [RUS], and Moscow Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.42 [RUS].[1]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Alekseyevna and the family name is Nikitina.
Olga Nikitina
Nikitina in 2017
Personal information
Full nameOlga Alekseyevna Nikitina
Born (1998-11-26) November 26, 1998
Lipetsk, Russia
Sport
CountryRussia Russia
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
Club
  • CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club) [RUS]
  • Moscow Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.42 [RUS].[1]
Head coachAnzor Gagulashvili
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Representing Russia ROC
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam sabre
Representing Russia Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 BudapestTeam sabre
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 DüsseldorfTeam sabre
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanTeam sabre

Medal record

Olympic Games
Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Sabre 1st[4]

World Championship
Year Location Event Position
2019 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Team Women's Sabre 1st[5]

European Championship
Year Location Event Position
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Team Women's Sabre 1st[6]

Grand Prix
Date Location Event Position
01/10/2020 Canada Montreal, Canada Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[7]

World Cup
Date Location Event Position
03/22/2019 Belgium Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[8]
11/22/2019 France Orléans, France Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[9]

References
  1. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  2. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. "2019 World Fencing Championships ranking".
  4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  8. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  9. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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