Erika Kirpu
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| File:Эрика Кирпу 3.JPG Kirpu in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Born | 22 June 1992 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | Épée |
| Hand | right-handed |
| Club | Tartu Kalev |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Medal record | |
Erika Kirpu (born 22 June 1992) is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer.[1]
Kirpu was born in Moscow to an Estonian father and a Russian mother of Ukrainian descent.[2]
Kirpu is a two-time team European champion and 2017 team world champion.
A two-time Olympian, Kirpu is a 2021 team Olympic champion.
Kirpu competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[3]
She graduated from Tartu Annelinna Gümnaasium in 2010 and from the Faculty of Law of Tallinn University of Technology in 2014.
She lives in Milan, Italy with her partner and fellow épée fencer Enrico Garozzo.
Medal record
[edit | edit source]Olympic Games
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan Tokyo, Japan | Team Women's Épée | 1st[4] |
World Championship
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russia Kazan, Russia | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[5] |
| 2014 | Russia Kazan, Russia | Team Women's Épée | 2nd[6] |
| 2017 | Germany Leipzig, Germany | Team Women's Épée | 1st[7] |
European Championship
[edit | edit source]| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Italy Legnano, Italy | Team Women's Épée | 3rd[8] |
| 2013 | Croatia Zagreb, Croatia | Team Women's Épée | 1st[9] |
| 2015 | Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland | Team Women's Épée | 2nd[10] |
| 2016 | Poland Toruń, Poland | Team Women's Épée | 1st[11] |
| 2018 | Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia | Team Women's Épée | 3rd[12] |
Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-25 | Hungary Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[13] |
| 2014-12-06 | Qatar Doha, Qatar | Individual Women's Épée | 2nd[14] |
| 2020-01-24 | Qatar Doha, Qatar | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[15] |
| 2022-01-28 | Qatar Doha, Qatar | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[16] |
World Cup
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-23 | France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[17] |
| 2015-02-13 | Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina | Individual Women's Épée | 2nd[18] |
| 2016-05-20 | Italy Legnano, Italy | Individual Women's Épée | 1st[19] |
| 2017-05-05 | Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Individual Women's Épée | 3rd[20] |
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Estonian people of Russian descent
- Estonian people of Ukrainian descent
- Estonian female épée fencers
- Fencers at the 2015 European Games
- Medalists at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in fencing
- Olympic fencers for Estonia
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European Games silver medalists for Estonia
- European Games bronze medalists for Estonia
- Fencers from Moscow
- World Fencing Championships medalists
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Estonia
- 21st-century Estonian sportswomen
- Fencers at the 2023 European Games