Mariel Zagunis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mariel Zagunis
Occupation	Fencer
Date Of Birth	Mar 3, 1985(1985-03-03)
Age	39
Birthplace	Beaverton
Country	United States
Birth City	Oregon
Horoscope	Pisces

Mariel Zagunis Biography

Mariel Zagunis is one of the most popular and richest Fencer who was born on March 3, 1985 in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. Sabre fencer, who took two consecutive Olympic gold medals at the single event, in 2004, as well as in 2008.

She was among America’s most recognizable Olympic athletes during both the 2008 and 2004 Olympics as was She was one of America’s biggest Olympic stars in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, along with Michael Phelps..

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 to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing. She was chosen to be the flag bearer of the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. She also has two Olympic bronze medals in team events (2008 and 2016) and is a four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016).

Zagunis was the first American fencer to hold the Jr. World Cup Champion title (2002), and she did so three years in a row (2002, 2003, 2004). She is the youngest fencer ever to win the Fédération Internationale d’Escrime (FIE) World Championship gold, and the youngest fencer to win three FIE medals in one season. Zagunis won the FIE over-all medal three years in a row. She was the first fencer in the history of the sport to hold more than two World Champion titles in one season (2001: Cadet, Jr. and Jr. Team titles). She entered the University of Notre Dame in 2004 on an athletic scholarship.

The Zagunis family, her parents Cathy Zagunis and Robert Zagunis were rowers at college.

Mariel Zagunis Net Worth

Mariel Zagunis is one of the richest Fencer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mariel Zagunis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was the winner of 3 consecutive Junior World Cup Championships from 2002 to 2004.

In 2012, she was the USA’s Olympic Flagbearer.

Zagunis’ parents, Robert and Cathy (née Menges) Zagunis, were collegiate rowers at Oregon State University and Connecticut College, respectively. They both competed with the U.S. rowing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Her older brother Marten and younger brother Merrick also fence sabre. She grew up in Oregon and attended Valley Catholic from kindergarten to 12th grade, and the University of Notre Dame where she majored in anthropology.

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In 2009 Zagunis captured the last individual World title to have eluded her when she won the World Championships in Antalya, Turkey, defeating Ukrainian Olga Kharlan 15–6 in the final. She repeated as World Champion one year later, again winning the individual sabre title, defeating the Ukraine’s Olga Khomrova 15–11 in the final.

Facts & Trivia

Mariel Ranked on the list of most popular Fencer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mariel Zagunis celebrates birthday on March 3 of every year.

In the semifinals, they fenced the team from Ukraine. The Ukrainian side, seeded fifth in the tournament, defeated the U.S. team 45–39, denying them a gold medal, and placing them in the bronze medal bout against France. The U.S. team rebounded from their semifinal loss by defeating the French team 45–38 for the bronze medal.