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Estonian fencer (born 1992)
Julia Beljajeva
Beljajeva at the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Born (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32)
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
ClubTartu Kalev
Head coachNatalja Kotova
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team épée
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 2017 Leipzig Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Leipzig Individual épée
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Team épée
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zagreb Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2016 Toruń Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2015 Montreux Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Legnano Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tbilisi Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Team épée

Julia Beljajeva (born 21 July 1992) is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer.

Beljajeva is a two-time team European champion, 2017 team world champion, and 2013 individual world champion.

A two-time Olympian, Beljajeva is a 2021 team Olympic champion.

Beljajeva competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Career

Beljajeva (right) fences Anna Sivkova at the 2013 World Championships final.

Beljajeva took up fencing when she was ten years old at the suggestion of her aunt. Her first significant award was a bronze medal in the Nordic Cadet Championships, followed in 2008 by a silver medal, then a gold medal in 2009 in the Cadet European Championships.

In the senior category, she was a member of the Estonia team that won the bronze medal in women's team épée at 2012 European Championships in Legnano and the gold medal at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb. Ranked 69th in the International Fencing Federation's rankings, she created an upset by defeating 15–14 world No. 1 Ana Maria Brânză in the quarter-finals of the 2013 World Fencing Championships. She then prevailed 14–13 world over No.5 Emese Szász and defeated 15–14 world No.4 Anna Sivkova to win the gold medal and Estonia's second world title in épée. She finished the 2012–13 season ranked 9th, a career best as of 2014.

In the 2013–14 season Beljajeva climbed her first World Cup with a silver medal in the Doha Grand Prix, followed by a quarter-finals placing in Barcelona. At the European Championships in Strasbourg, she lost in the second round to Switzerland's Tiffany Géroudet. In the team event, Estonia were defeated by Russia in the semi-finals, then by Italy and finished 4th. At the World Championships in Kazan she was overcome in the table of 16 by teammate Erika Kirpu, who eventually earned a bronze medal, and could not defend her title. In the team event, Estonia took their revenge against Italy in the semi-finals, prevailing 42–32, but lost to Russia in the final and ended up with a silver medal. Beljajeva finished the season No. 16.

Medal Record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Épée 1st

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2013 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 1st
2014 Russia Kazan, Russia Team Women's Épée 2nd
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Épée 1st

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2012 Italy Legnano, Italy Team Women's Épée 3rd
2013 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Team Women's Épée 1st
2015 Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Épée 2nd
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 1st
2017 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Team Women's Épée 3rd

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2017-03-24 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2019-01-25 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 1st

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2014-01-17 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2017-02-10 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 1st
2017-10-20 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 3rd

References

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Awards
Preceded byAnett Kontaveit Estonian Young Athlete of the Year
2013 		Succeeded byKatrina Lehis
Preceded byTriin Aljand Estonian Athlete of the Year
2013 		Succeeded byErika Kirpu
Preceded byKsenija Balta Estonian Athlete of the Year
2017 		Succeeded bySaskia Alusalu
Olympic Fencing Champions in Women's Team Épée
World Champions in women's épée
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