Karina Aznavourian
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Karina Borisovna Aznavourian (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; born 20 September 1974 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Russian épée fencer. She won two gold medals in the team épée event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Also won bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
Aznavourian was born in Baku in an Armenian-Azerbaijani family.[3] In 1990, she and her family moved to Moscow.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Having changed the type of weapon from the rapier to the Épée, she began to train under the guidance of Alexander Kislyunin.[4]
She graduated from the Olympic Reserve School No. 3, then graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 1996, as part of the Russian national team became the bronze medalist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 1997, she won silver medals of the 19th Universiade, both in team and individual competitions. Later in the Russian team won the Olympic Games in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004), then she won the World Championships in 2003 and Europe Championships in 2004.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
After completing her sports career in 2008, she headed the junior sports school of the Moscow Secondary Special School of Olympic Reserve No. 3, and in August 2012 she was appointed as a director of this school.[5]
Awards
- Order of Honour (24 August 2005)
- Order of Friendship (19 April 2001)
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (6 January 1996)
References
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Baku
- Azerbaijani people of Armenian descent
- Azerbaijani emigrants to Russia
- Russian sportspeople of Armenian descent
- Russian sportspeople of Azerbaijani descent
- Russian female épée fencers
- Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers for Russia
- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in fencing
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Russia
- Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade