Alexandra Ivanovna Zabelina (; 11 March 1937 – 27 March 2022) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ...

at the 1960, 1968 and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. Between 1956 and 1971 Zabelina won eight team and two individual world titles in the foil. She won the individual Silver Prize at the 1961 and 1966 world championships and team Silver Prize in 1959, 1962, 1967, and 1969. She missed the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

because she was expecting her son.Tatiana Kolchanova
"Alexandra Zabelina"
in ''Fencing in Persons''. fencing-future.com Zabelina first trained in gymnastics, but had to quit due to an injury. In retirement she worked as a fencing coach. Her students included the Olympic champion

Maria Mazina Maria Valeryevna Mazina (born 18 April 1964) is a Russian women's épée fencer. She is an Olympic champion, and a 5-time world women's épée champion. Early and personal life Mazina was born in Moscow, Russia, and is Jewish. She lives in Mos ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zabelina, Alexandra 1937 births 2022 deaths Russian female foil fencers Soviet female foil fencers Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing Fencers from Moscow Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportswomen