Alexandra Zabelina

Alexandra Ivanovna Zabelina (Russian: Александра Ивановна Забелина; 11 March 1937 – 27 March 2022) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Alexandra Zabelina

Zabelina in 1960
Personal information
Born	(1937-03-11)11 March 1937 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	27 March 2022(2022-03-27) (aged 85)
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Club	Dynamo Moscow[1]
Coached by	Lev Saychuk[1]
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome Foil, team 1968 Mexico City Foil, team 1972 Munich Foil, team World Fencing Championships 1956 London Foil, team 1957 Paris Foil, individual 1961 Turin Foil, team 1963 Gdansk Foil, team 1965 Paris Foil, team 1966 Moscow Foil, team 1967 Montreal Foil, individual 1970 Ankara Foil, team 1971 Viena Foil, team

Soviet foil team at the 1960 Olympics; Zabelina is third from right

Between 1956 and 1971 Zabelina won eight team and two individual world titles in the foil.[4] 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 because she was expecting her son.[5]

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.[5]