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| LEHIS Katrina |
| NOC |
Estonia
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
19 Dec 1994
in Haapsalu, EST
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Vehklemisklubi Le Glaive: Tallinn, EST |
| Why this sport? |
Her sister was a fencer. A coach asked Katrina to try the sport too because of her height and the fact that she is left handed. Her natural ability immediately shone through. "Fencing has been a very popular sport in Haapsalu [her hometown in Estonia]. My sister was doing it and I started going to see her workouts." |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2022 she received the Order of the White Star 2nd class in recognition of her services to the Estonian state following her gold medal in team epee at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.delfi.ee, 21 Feb 2022)
In 2021 she was named Female Athlete of the Year in Tallinn, Estonia. (eestielu.goodnews.ee, 08 Dec 2021)
She and her teammates Julia Beljajeva, Irina Embrich, and Erika Kirpu received the Best Female Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020 prize at the 2021 ANOC [Association of National Olympic Committees] Awards in Crete, Greece. (fie.org, 25 Oct 2021; anocolympic.org, 24 Oct 2021)
In 2018, 2019, and 2020 she was named Female Fencer of the Year by the Estonian Fencing Federation. (sport.err.ee, 28 Dec 2020; le.ee, 18 Dec 2019; Facebook profile, 05 Dec 2018)
In 2019 she was named the People's Favourite at the Laane County Annual Awards in Estonia. (laanesport.ee, 14 Jan 2020)
She was named the 2014 Student Athlete of the Year in Estonia. (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Kaido Kaaberma [national]; Nikolai Novosjolov [personal], from 2019 |
| Handedness |
Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 2004. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Estonian |
| Family |
Partner Harri, son Henri |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She required surgery on the meniscus in her knee five months prior to winning individual gold in the 2014 World Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (blog.pbtfencing.com, 19 Oct 2020) |
| Milestones |
Along with Erika Kirpu, Irina Embrich, and Julia Beljajeva, she was part of the women's epee team that won Estonia's first gold medal in fencing at the Olympic Games. They beat the Republic of Korea in the final at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Apr 2022; estonianworld.com, 27 Jul 2021) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2020 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| World Championships |
| 2019 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2018 |
7 |
Individual Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2015 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Moscow, Russia |
| European Championships |
| 2023 (Team) |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Kraków, Poland |
| 2019 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
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