1
Mariel Zagunis
(American Sabre Fencer and Two-Time Olympic Champion in the Individual Sabre)
21
8
Birthdate: March 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
2
Olha Kharlan
(Ukrainian Right-Handed Sabre Fencer)
21
3
Birthdate: September 4, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
3
Helene Mayer
(German Fencer Who Won the Gold Medal at the 1928 Olympics)
21
6
Birthdate: December 20, 1910
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Offenbach am Main, Germany
Died: October 10, 1953
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
4
Valentina Vezzali
(Italian Politician and Retired Fencer)
32
4
Birthdate: February 14, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Iesi, Italy
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
5
Beatrice Vio
(Italian Wheelchair Fencer and Paralympic Gold Medalist)
23
4
Birthdate: March 4, 1997
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
6
Lee Kiefer
(American Right-Handed Foil Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
25
4
Birthdate: June 15, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
7
Sofya Velikaya
(Russian Sabre Fencer)
14
3
Birthdate: June 8, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
8
Britta Heidemann
(German éPée Fencer)
20
3
Birthdate: December 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
9
Elisa Di Francisca
(Italian Former Foil Fencer, Olympic Champion, World Champion and Three-Time European Champion)
16
3
Birthdate: December 13, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jesi, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
10
Arianna Errigo
(Italian Left-Handed Foil and Olympic Gold Medalist)
14
3
Birthdate: June 6, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monza, Italy
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
11
C. A. Bhavani Devi
(Fencer)
18
4
Birthdate: August 27, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
12
Ana Maria Popescu
(Romanian Epée Fencer)
18
4
Birthdate: November 26, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Ana Maria Popescu is a Romanian fencer best known for winning a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. She has also won a silver medal each at the 2008 and 2020 Olympics. A two-time world champion and seven-time European champion, Ana Maria Popescu is much-respected in the world of fencing.
13
Sada Jacobson
(American Fencer and Olympic Medalist)
14
2
Birthdate: February 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
14
Laura Flessel-Colovic
(French Politician and Fencer)
2
6
Birthdate: November 6, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Petit-Bourg, France
15
Monica Aksamit
(American Olympic Saber Fencer)
19
3
Birthdate: February 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
16
Ibtihaj Muhammad
(American Sabre Fencer Known for Being the First Muslim American Woman to Wear a Headscarf in the Olympics)
24
10
Birthdate: December 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Maplewood, New Jersey, United States
Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American sabre fencer. An important member of the US fencing team, Muhammad is the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab while competing in the Olympics for the United States. In 2016, she became the first Muslim American woman to win an Olympic medal while wearing a hijab; she won a bronze medal for her team.
17
Inna Deriglazova
(Russian Right-Handed Foil Fencer)
17
3
Birthdate: March 10, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kurchatov, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
18
Avigail Alfatov
(Fencer)
17
3
Birthdate: February 28, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Acre, Israel
The daughter of Ukrainian immigrants in Israel, Avigail Alfatov has donned many hats already. Apart from being an Israeli fencing champion, she is also a beauty queen and has represented Israel in the 2015 Miss Universe pageant. She has also briefly served the Israeli Air Force.
19
Yana Egorian
(Russian Sabre Fencer Who Is a 2-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
16
3
Birthdate: December 20, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Russian sabre fencer Yana Egorian is a 2-time Olympic gold medalist and a 2-time World Champion. She also has 6 European Championship gold medals in her kitty and has won awards such as the Russian Federation’s Order of Honour. The Georgian-born sportsperson had moved to Moscow Oblast at age 6.
20
Ilona Elek
(Hungarian Olympic Fencer)
10
2
Birthdate: May 17, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 24, 1988
21
Rossella Fiamingo
(Italian Left-Handed épée Fencer and Two-Time Individual World Champion)
16
3
Birthdate: July 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Catania, Italy
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
22
Halet Cambel
(Turkish Archaeologist and Fencer)
16
3
Birthdate: August 27, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin, German Empire
Died: January 12, 2014
23
Yana Shemyakina
(Fencer)
8
2
Birthdate: January 5, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
24
Vivian Kong
(Fencer)
16
3
Birthdate: February 8, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
25
Giovanna Trillini
(Italian Foil Fencer Who is a 4-Time Olympic Champion)
10
2
Birthdate: May 17, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Iesi, Italy
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
26
Dagmara Wozniak
(American Saber Fencer)
15
3
Birthdate: July 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
27
Delila Hatuel
(Israeli Olympic Foil Fencer)
14
3
Birthdate: November 15, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Acre, Israel
Israeli foil fencer Delila Hatuel was born into a family of fencers, with both her uncle and aunt being Olympians in the game. Although she participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she wasn’t allowed to participate in the Rio Olympics, as she didn’t fulfil Israel’s criteria, in spite of meeting the international standards.
28
Nzingha Prescod
(American Foil Fencer)
14
3
Birthdate: August 14, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
29
Kim Ji-yeon
(South Korean Left-Handed Sabre Fencer)
12
2
Birthdate: March 12, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
30
Paola Pliego
(Uzbekistani Sabre Fencer)
14
3
Birthdate: September 27, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
31
Ines Boubakri
(Fencer)
13
3
Birthdate: December 28, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
32
Elena Belova
(Russian Foil Fencer)
5
1
Birthdate: July 28, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
33
Ysaora Thibus
(French Right-Handed Foil Fencer)
10
4
Birthdate: August 22, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
34
Nathalie Moellhausen
(Italian éPée Fencer)
12
2
Birthdate: December 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
35
Nozomi Satō
(Fencer)
12
2
Birthdate: July 3, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Echizen, Fukui, Japan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
36
Rebecca Ward
(American Sabre Fencer)
14
2
Birthdate: February 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
37
Amita Berthier
(Fencer)
11
2
Birthdate: December 15, 2000
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Singapore
38
Gillian Sheen
(British Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
12
2
Birthdate: August 21, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Willesden, London, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
39
Aida Mohamed
(Hungarian Foil Fencer)
11
2
Birthdate: March 12, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
40
Anja Fichtel
(Retired German Foil Fencer)
1
0
Birthdate: August 17, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
41
Ellen Osiier
(Fencer)
1
0
Birthdate: August 13, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hjørring, Denmark
Died: September 6, 1962
42
Claudia Bokel
(German épée Fencer)
11
4
Birthdate: August 30, 1973
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ter Apel, Netherlands
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
43
Courtney Hurley
(American Fencer)
12
2
Birthdate: September 30, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
44
Erinn Smart
(American Fencer)
9
2
Birthdate: January 12, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
45
Monique Kavelaars
(Canadian Fencer)
10
2
Birthdate: March 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
46
Jessica Guo
(Canadian Left-Handed Foil Fencer)
12
2
Birthdate: June 23, 2005
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
47
Imke Duplitzer
(German épée Fencer)
9
2
Birthdate: July 28, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
48
Nicole Ross
(American Foil Fencer)
9
2
Birthdate: January 15, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
49
Nam Hyun-hee
(South Korean Foil Fencer)
7
1
Birthdate: September 29, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Seongnam, South Korea
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
50
Seo Ji-yeon
(South Korean Right-Handed Sabre Fencer)
9
2
Birthdate: March 3, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
