Yana Shemyakina

Yana Shemyakina
Shemyakina in 2006
Personal information
Full nameYana Volodymyrivna Shemyakina
Born (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 (age 38)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
ClubDynamo Lviv
Personal coachAndriy Orlikovsky, Oleg Lopatenko
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual épée
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow Team épée
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zalaegerszeg Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zalaegerszeg Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Plovdiv Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Antalya Team épée
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team épée
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Debrecen Individual épée
World Juniors Championships[1]
Silver medal – second place 2003 Trapani Individual épée
Silver medal – second place 2005 Linz Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2006 Taebaek Team épée
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Espinho Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tapolca Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Poreč Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tapolca Team épée
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Antalya Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Trapani Individual épée

Yana Volodymyrivna Shemyakina (Ukrainian: Яна Володимирівна Шемякіна; born 5 January 1986)[2] is a Ukrainian right-handed épée fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion.[3]

Shemyakina competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the 2012 London Olympic Games, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

  1. ^ "Medalist 1950 to 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) Пекін-2008, Lviv State University of Physical Culture
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.