Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Central Sports Army Club [RUS] / Moscow Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.42 [RUS]: |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Sports Management - Moscow International Academy: Russia |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Studying languages, playing the piano. (rusfencing.ru, 03 Nov 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"I did figure skating but had to give it up. I didn't want to abandon sports, so I looked for another sport and chose fencing." |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Anzor Gagulashvili, and her parents. (Athlete, 07 Jul 2018) |
| Hero / Idol |
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Athlete, 07 Jul 2018) |
| Awards and honours |
In recognition of her achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she received the Order of Friendship from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)
In 2020 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 03 Mar 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Anzor Gagulashvili [personal], RUS, from 2007 |
| Handedness |
Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in 2007 in Moscow, Russian Federation. |
International Debut |
| Year |
2016 |
| Competing for |
Russia |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete |
| Languages |
English, French, Russian |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Olya, Lyolya Alzhanna (rusfencing.ru, 03 Nov 2021) |
| Injuries |
In 2014 she was taken to intensive care due to pneumonia and spent three weeks at hospital. It took her several months to recover. (srsly.ru, 28 Sep 2020) |
