Irina Embrich
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Nickname(s) | Ira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tallinn, Estonia | 12 July 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Estonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Põhjakotkas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irina Embrich, née Zamkovaja (born 12 July 1980) is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer.[1] Embrich is a two-time team European champion and 2017 team world champion. A two-time Olympian, Embrich is a 2021 team Olympic champion.
Embrich competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[2]
Biography
Embrich's first sport was gymnastics, but she resented the hard discipline of the Soviet era.[3] She later took to rhythmic gymnastics and then fencing under coach Samuil Kaminski.[3] She ranked 20th then 12th at the cadet World championships in 1996 and 1998, but snatched the bronze medal at the junior event in 1999.
After high school, Embrich studied chemistry at the
Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 2007
for these performances.
In the
Emese Szász
, who eventually took a bronze medal.
In the
Emese Szász. In the team event, Estonia were defeated by Russia in the semi-final, then by Italy and finished fourth. At the 2014 World Championships in Kazan, Embrich reached the quarter-finals, defeating World No. 2 Ana Brânză along the way. She was then defeated by Italy's Rossella Fiamingo
, who eventually won the gold medal.
Medal record
Olympic Games
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Women's Épée | 1st[5] |
World Championship
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2006 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Épée | 2nd[6] |
2007 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[7] |
2014 | Kazan, Russia | Team Women's Épée | 2nd[8] |
2017 | Leipzig, Germany | Team Women's Épée | 1st[9] |
European Championship
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2007 | Ghent, Belgium | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[10] |
2012 | Legnano, Italy | Team Women's Épée | 3rd[11] |
2013 | Zagreb, Croatia | Team Women's Épée | 1st[12] |
2015 | Montreux, Switzerland | Team Women's Épée | 2nd[13] |
2016 | Toruń, Poland | Team Women's Épée | 1st[14] |
2018 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Team Women's Épée | 3rd[15] |
Grand Prix
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2014-02-01 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Épée | 2nd[16] |
2020-03-06 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[17] |
World Cup
Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2012-06-29 | Leipzig, Germany | Individual Women's Épée | 2nd[18] |
2013-02-08 | Leipzig, Germany | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[19] |
2013-03-01 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[20] |
2015-11-13 | Nanjing, China | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[21] |
2016-02-12 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Individual Women's Épée | 2nd[22] |
2016-10-21 | Tallinn, Estonia | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[23] |
2017-01-20 | Barcelona, Spain | Individual Women's Épée | 2nd[24] |
References
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ a b c d e neljas.ee (21 November 2007). "Irina Embrich, vehklemisprintsess herneteral" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Escrime – ChM : Flessel se contente du bronze". L'Équipe (in French). 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ IOC. "Tokyo 2020 Women's Épée Team Results - Olympic fencing". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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