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Mariel Zagunis

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Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre (2004 and 2008) and the first American woman to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics (which happened in 2004). She was Team USA flag bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. She has two Olympic bronze team medals (in 2008 and 2016) and is a five-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Mariel Zagunis is the 276th most popular fencer (down from 226th in 2024), the 18,538th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,651st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Mariel Zagunis ranks 276 out of 349. Before her are Li Na, Choi Eun-sook, Park Sang-young, Daniel Jérent, Renal Ganeyev, and Yuliya Gavrilova. After her are Veniamin Reshetnikov, Andrea Cassarà, Kim Jun-ho, Zsolt Nemcsik, Sun Yiwen, and Enrico Garozzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Mariel Zagunis ranks 1,016. Before her are Lukáš Pešek, Jaycee John Okwunwanne, Andy Soucek, Zahar Efimenko, Niki Mäenpää, and Derek Hough. After her are Bahodirjon Sultonov, Jorginho, Olga Kucherenko, Gøril Snorroeggen, Bunichiro Abe, and Óscar Granados.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mariel Zagunis ranks 18,546 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Scally (2002), Paul Tibbitt (1968), Miranda Lambert (1983), Dan Gilbert (1962), Elizabeth Anne Allen (1970), and Derek Hough (1985). After her are Cody Christian (1995), David McNeill (null), Matt Barr (1984), Velveteen Dream (1995), Adrian Young (1969), and Shar Jackson (1976).

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Among FENCERS In United States

Among fencers born in United States, Mariel Zagunis ranks 3. Before her are George Calnan (1900), and Albertson Van Zo Post (1866). After her are Race Imboden (1993), Ibtihaj Muhammad (1985), Maya Lawrence (1980), Rebecca Ward (1990), Sada Jacobson (1983), Kelley Hurley (1988), Alexander Massialas (1994), Lee Kiefer (1994), and Courtney Hurley (1990).

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