Mariel Zagunis
American fencer
玛丽埃尔·扎格尼斯 · マリエル・ザグニス · 매리얼 재거니스
- Born
- 3 March 1985, Portland
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 73 kg (161 lb)
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).
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 1st place (gold) | |
| fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2008 | 1st place (gold) |
| fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2008 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2012 | 4th place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2016 | 9th place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2016 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual sabre | 2021 | 5th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2021 | 6th place |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q235756 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.