Mariel Zagunis

Mariel Zagunis
Personal information
Full nameMariel Leigh Zagunis
Born (1985-03-03) March 3, 1985
Portland, Oregon, United States
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Fencing career
SportFencing
Country United States
WeaponSabre
HandLeft
Years on national team2000–present
ClubOregon Fencing Alliance
Head coachEd Korfanty
FIE rankingCurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Individual
2008 Beijing Individual
2008 Beijing Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
2005 Leipzig Team
2009 Antalya Individual
2010 Paris Individual
2014 Kazan Team
2004 New York Team
2006 Turin Individual
2006 Turin Team
2011 Catania Individual
2014 Kazan Individual
2011 Catania Team
2012 Kyiv Team
2013 Budapest Team
2015 Moscow Team

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).