The Most Famous
FENCERS from Georgia
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Georgian Fencers of all time. This list of famous Georgian Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Guram Kostava (1937 - )
With an HPI of 42.68, Guram Kostava is the most famous Georgian Fencer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Guram Kostava (Georgian: გურამ კოსტავა; born 18 June 1937) is a Soviet fencer. Kostava won a bronze in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics and another one in the individual épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
2. Yana Egorian (1993 - )
With an HPI of 24.44, Yana Egorian is the 2nd most famous Georgian Fencer. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Yana Karapetovna Egorian (Russian: Яна Карапетовна Егорян; also spelled Yegoryan, born 20 December 1993) is a Russian left-handed sabre fencer, six-time team European champion, two-time team world champion, 2016 individual Olympic champion, and 2016 team Olympic champion.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as fencers born between 1937 and 1993. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living fencers include Guram Kostava and Yana Egorian. As of April 2022, 1 new fencers have been added to Pantheon including Guram Kostava.
