Aleksandra Zabelina
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Aleksandra Ivanovna•Zabelina |
| Used name | Aleksandra•Zabelina |
| Original name | Александра Ивановна•Забелина |
| Born | 11 March 1937 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS) |
| Died | 27 March 2022 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS) |
| Measurements | 157 cm / 58 kg |
| Affiliations | Dynamo Moskva, Moskva (RUS) |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 3 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Aleksandra Zabelina started in sport as a gymnast, but an injury caused her to switch to fencing after a friend suggested she join him at his fencing club. Competing at three Olympic Games (1960, 1968, 1972), Zabelina won three gold medals and, individually, won 17 of her 30 bouts, helping the Soviet Union win 32 team matches out of 47. Zabelina was World Champion in women’s individual foil in 1957 and 1961 and won seven World titles in the team event, also adding six silver medals at the World Championships. In 1970 she graduated from the Moscow Institute of History and Archives. After retiring from competition, she worked as a coach at the Dynamo sports club, Moscow.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
Aleksandra Zabelina | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 4 p4 r2/4 | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
Aleksandra Zabelina | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 6 p1 r2/4 | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Fencing | URS |
RUS |
Aleksandra Zabelina | |||
| Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 6 p3 r2/4 | ||||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (9–6–0 1956 London gold: foil team; 1957 Paris gold: foil; 1958 Philadelphia gold: foil team; 1959 Budapest silver: foil team; 1961 Torino gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1962 Buenos Aires silver: foil team; 1963 Gdańsk gold: foil team; 1966 Moskva gold: foil team, silver: foil; 1967 Montréal gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1969 La Habana silver: foil team; 1970 Ankara gold: foil team; 1971 Wien gold: foil team)