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| ZVEREVA Yana |
| NOC |
Russia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
06 Mar 1989
in Kalinin, URS
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| Height | 1.70 m |
| Weight | 60 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Family |
Husband Igor Zapozdaev |
| Residence |
Moscow, RUS |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Russian |
| Higher education |
Coaching, Physical Education, Sport Studies - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism: Moscow, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 2002 in Moscow, Russian Federation. |
| Why this sport? |
Her parents encouraged her to try the sport. |
| Club / Team |
Dynamo: Moscow, RUS |
| Name of coach |
Yulia Garaeva, RUS, from 2002; Tatiana Fakhrutdinova, RUS, from 2009 |
| Handedness |
Left |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Scrapbooking, pottery. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver in individual epee at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2015) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Yulia Garaeva. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| Famous relatives |
Her husband Igor Zapozdaev has represented the Russian Federation in fencing. He won bronze in team foil at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2015; sport-express.ru, 06 Jun 2014) |
| Ambitions |
To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Mar 2016) |
| World Championships |
| 2014 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2013 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2009 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| European Championships |
| 2017 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2014 |
7 |
Individual Epee |
Strasbourg, France |
| 2013 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
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