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Sofya Velikaya

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Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya (Russian: Софья Александровна Великая, IPA: [ˈsofʲjə vʲɪˈlʲikəjə]; born 8 June 1985) is a Russian sabre fencer. Velikaya is a former European champion (four-time individual, six-time team), world champion (two-time individual, six-time team), and two-time Olympic team champion. She competed in the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympics, and is a three-time individual silver medalist. She dedicated her team's 2016 Olympic gold medal to those Russians who had been banned for doping. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sofya Velikaya is the 267th most popular fencer (down from 215th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kazakhstani Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Sofya Velikaya ranks 267 out of 349. Before her are Inna Deriglazova, Alice Volpi, Mara Navarria, Bartosz Piasecki, Larisa Korobeynikova, and Tatiana Logunova. After her are András Rédli, Oh Sang-uk, Gergely Siklósi, Margherita Granbassi, Pavel Sukhov, and Olha Zhovnir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Sofya Velikaya ranks 1,052. Before her are Fabio Sabatini, Jesse Huta Galung, Nataliya Synyshyn, Valerio Agnoli, Daniel Pudil, and Kirti Kulhari. After her are Evan Longoria, Dennis Oliech, Andrej Meszároš, David Price, Lior Eliyahu, and Zdeněk Zlámal.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Sofya Velikaya ranks 149 out of 193. Before her are Boris Avrukh (1978), Askhat Zhitkeyev (1981), Alexey Poltoranin (1987), Oxana Rakhmatulina (1976), Heinrich Schmidtgal (1985), and Daniyar Yeleussinov (1991). After her are Sergei Karimov (1986), Lee Dong-jun (null), Beibut Shumenov (1983), Galib Jafarov (1978), Rauan Kenzhekhanuly (1979), and Nik Antropov (1980).

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Among FENCERS In Kazakhstan

Among fencers born in Kazakhstan, Sofya Velikaya ranks 3. Before her are Yakov Rylsky (1928), and Wladimir Resnitschenko (1965). After her are Sergey Khodos (1986).

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