Olena Voronina

Ukrainian sabre fencer (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olena Oleksandrivna Voronina (Ukrainian: Олена Олександрівна Вороніна; born 5 May 1990[1]) is a Ukrainian sabre fencer. She is the 2013 World team champion, 2015 European individual bronze medalist, and 2016 Olympic team silver medalist.

Nativename
Олена Олександрівна Вороніна
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 36)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
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Olena Voronina
Voronina at the 2014 European Championships
Personal information
Native name
Олена Олександрівна Вороніна
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 36)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportFencing
Event
Sabre
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BudapestTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 MoscowTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 KazanTeam
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 ZagrebTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 Novi SadTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 StrasbourgTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 MontreuxIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2015 MontreuxTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 AntalyaTeam
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2009 BelgradeTeam
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 WuhanTeam
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Life and career

Voronina won a gold medal in the women's team sabre at the 2013 World Fencing Championships.[1][2][3] She and the Ukrainian team won bronze in 2014 and silver in 2015.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Voronina won the silver medal with team members Olha Kharlan, Alina Komashchuk, and Olena Kravatska.

Voronina lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[4] She is a student at the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute.[1]

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