Yuliya Sergeeva Biryukova (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Бирюкова; born 17 March 1985) is a Russian foil fencer.
 Biryukova at the 2014 European Fencing Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuliya Sergeeva Biryukova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1985 Kurchatov, Kursk Oblast, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fencing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Stefano Cerioni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal coach | Ildar Mavlyutov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBiryukova took up fencing at the age of six in her native Kurchatov. She won the gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok.[citation needed]
In the senior category, she climbed her first World Cup podium in the 2008–09 season with a silver medal in Gdańsk. She won a team silver medal at the European Championships in Plovdiv. At the World Championships in Antalya she was defeated in the quarter-finals by team-mate Aida Shanayeva, who eventually won the gold medal. In the team event Russia stumbled against Italy in the final and came away with another silver medal.[citation needed]
Biryukova took an individual bronze medal and a team silver medal in the 2011 Summer Universiade, and another team silver in the 2013 edition. The same year, she won a team bronze medal at the World Championships in Budapest. In the 2013–14 season she won her first major individual title with a bronze medal at the European Championships in Strasbourg. She went on to win a second world team silver medal in the World Championships at home in Moscow.[citation needed]
External links
edit- Yulia Biryukova at the International Fencing Federation
- Julia Birioukova at the European Fencing Confederation (archive)
- Julia Biryukova at the Russian Fencing Federation (in Russian) (in English) (archive)