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GRACHEVA Inna
NOC ROC   
GenderWomen
Born 10 Mar 1990 in Kurchatov, URS
Height1.73 m
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Residence Kurchatov, RUS
Higher education Law - Southwest State University: Kursk, RUS
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Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age eight. She started training seriously at age 10 in Kurchatov, Russian Federation.
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Languages Russian
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Other information OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as a member of the International Fencing Federation [FIE] Commission of Athletes. (fie.org, 01 Jun 2020)
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Family Husband Evgeny Grachev, daughter Diana [2009]
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Why this sport? A fencing coach came to her school and recommended that she take up the sport. "I had a choice - to begin either fencing or rhythmic gymnastics. At that time I had no idea of what foil fencing was. I went there for company with a classmate, and thought to myself, 'I'll go to a couple of training sessions out of curiosity, and then I'll switch to gymnastics'. But it happened that I never got to gymnastics again."
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Hero / Idol Italian fencer Valentina Vezzali. (rosenergoatom.info, 30 Jan 2013)
Awards and honours In recognition of her achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she received the Order of Honour from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year at the 2019 Pride of Russia Awards. (gazeta.ru, 12 Dec 2019)

In recognition of the gold medal she won at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she received the Order of Friendship and the Medal For Military Prowess [first grade] in the Russian Federation. (function.mil.ru, 26 Aug 2016; kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016)

In January 2014 she carried the Olympic torch in Kursk as the relay made its way through the Russian Federation ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (vesti.ru, 16 Jan 2014)

In recognition of her performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she was decorated with the Order For Merit to the Fatherland [first class] by the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 13 Aug 2012)

In 2012 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 26 Mar 2012)
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Occupation Armed Forces Athlete
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Club / Team Central Sports Army Club [CSKA]: Russia
Name of coach Lidia Safiullina [personal], RUS
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Hobbies Shopping, music, spending time with family and friends. (Athlete, 07 Jun 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto "To perform successfully, you need to train well, believe in yourself, listen to the coach and not doubt your abilities." (ugorizont.ru, 25 Dec 2019)
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Other names Inna Deriglazova

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 1 Team Foil Tokyo, Japan
2020 2 Individual Foil Tokyo, Japan
2016 1 Individual Foil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012 2 Team Foil London, England
World Championships
2019 1 Individual Foil Budapest, Hungary
2018 5 Individual Foil Wuxi, China
2018 Final 7-8 Team Foil Wuxi, China
2017 1 Individual Foil Leipzig, Germany
2017 3 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany
2015 1 Individual Foil Moscow, Russia
2015 2 Team Foil Moscow, Russia
2014 2 Team Foil Kazan, Russia
2013 3 Individual Foil Budapest, Hungary
2011 1 Team Foil Catania, Italy
2010 6 Team Foil Paris, France
European Championships
2019 1 Team Foil Düsseldorf, Germany
2019 2 Individual Foil Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 1 Individual Foil Novi Sad, Serbia
2018 2 Team Foil Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 2 Individual Foil Tbilisi, Georgia
2017 2 Team Foil Tbilisi, Georgia
2015 8 Individual Foil Montreux, Switzerland
2013 4 Team Foil Zagreb, Croatia
2012 1 Individual Foil Legnano, Italy
2010 3 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany
2010 3 Individual Foil Leipzig, Germany