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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
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 épée fencer, 2013 world champion and 2017 team world champion.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Andrus Nilk (13 August 2013). "Julia Beljajeva: finaalmatšis võtsin riske, sest kaotada polnud midagi". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian).
  3. ^ "WCH 2013: Estonia dominates the épée events". International Fencing Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04.
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Awards
Preceded by Estonian Young Athlete of the Year
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Estonian Athlete of the Year
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Estonian Athlete of the Year
2017 		Succeeded by
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