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SOZANSKA Monika
NOC Germany   
GenderWomen
Born 13 Mar 1983 in Boleslawiec, POL
Height1.63 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Munich, GER
Occupation Athlete, Model
Languages English, German
Higher education Business Management, Media Studies - University of Cooperative Education: Stuttgart, GER
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in 1994.
Why this sport? Her father was a fencing coach and he encouraged her to take lessons in the sport so she could meet new people after moving from Poland to Germany.
Club / Team Fechtclub Offenbach: Germany
Name of coach Miklos Bodoczi [club]; Manfred Kaspar [national]
Training Regime She trains in blocks of three days in Heidenheim, Offenbach or Munich in Germany before having a day off. She also does yoga, jogging and gym work.
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Moni (fechten.org, 02 Mar 2013)
Hobbies Art, fashion, travel. (Facebook page, 09 Jul 2017)
Famous relatives Her father Piotr Sozanski was head coach of the German women's epee team from 2008 to 2016. He has also represented Poland in fencing. (op-online.de, 11 Feb 2017; swp.de, 06 Jan 2016; poznan.pl, 30 Jun 2002)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (op-online.de, 11 Feb 2017)
Other information FROM POLAND TO GERMANY
Born in Poland, her family moved to Germany in 1994. (deutsche-olympiamannschaft.de, 18 Jun 2017)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 Final 5-6 Team Epee London, England
World Championships
2017 Final 5-6 Team Epee Leipzig, Germany
2011 4 Team Epee Catania, Italy
2011 7 Individual Epee Catania, Italy
2010 2 Team Epee Paris, France
2009 3 Team Epee Antalya, Turkey
2008 3 Team Epee Beijing, China
2005 3 Team Epee Leipzig, Germany
European Championships
2018 7 Team Epee Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 Final 5-6 Team Epee Tbilisi, Georgia
2016 5 Individual Epee Torun, Poland
2013 8 Team Epee Zagreb, Croatia
2012 3 Individual Epee Legnano, Italy
2008 2 Team Epee Kiev, Ukraine