Olga Knyazeva

Olga Nikolaevna Knyazeva (Russian: Ольга Николаевна Князева; 9 August 1954 – 3 January 2015) was a Soviet foil fencer. She won a team gold medal at the 1976 Olympics and placed ninth individually.[1][2] She also won four gold and two silver medals at the world championships between 1973 and 1978.

Olga Knyazeva

Knyazeva (left) at the 1975 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1954-08-09)9 August 1954 Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 January 2015(2015-01-03) (aged 60) Kazan, Russia
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Foil
Club	Dynamo Kazan
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Montréal Team foil World Championships 1973 Gothenburg Team foil 1974 Grenoble Team foil 1975 Budapest Team foil 1975 Budapest Foil 1977 Buenos Aires Team foil 1978 Hamburg Team foil

Knyazeva took up fencing in 1966 and between 1972 and 1978, was a member of the Soviet national team. In 1975 she won the World Cup, the European Team Cup, and the team world title, and was named best female fencer of the year by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. After retiring from competitions she worked as a fencing coach in Kazan and taught physical education at the Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute.[1]

After the 1976 Olympics Knyazeva married Rafael Dubov, who was her childhood friend, a fellow fencer, and later a fencing coach and referee. Their children, son Aleksandr and daughter Nina, also competed in fencing.[3]

References

1. "Olga Knyazeva Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
2. Ушла из жизни лучшая рапиристка мира-1975 Ольга Князева. www.tatar-inform.ru (2015-01-03).
3. Олимпийская чемпионка Ольга Князева. 35 лет спустя. tatcenter.ru (15 July 2011)