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Sofya Velikaya has competed for Russia Sofya Velikaya has competed for ROC Sofya Velikaya has won 2 gold medals at the Olympic Games Sofya Velikaya has won 3 silver medals at the Olympic Games 

Sofya Velikaya is a fencer who has competed for Russia and ROC. She competed at the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympic Games. She was selected to carry the ROC flag during the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony with Maxim Mikhaylov.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Result
2008 Women's individual sabre 4th
Women's team sabre 5th
2012 Women's individual sabre Silver
2016 Women's individual sabre Silver
Women's team sabre Gold
2020 Women's individual sabre Silver
Women's team sabre Gold

2008[]

Discipline Stage Opponent Result
Individual sabre Round 1 Bye
Round 2 Ukraine Halyna Pundyk 15 - 7
Round 3 Italy Ilaria Bianco 15 - 6
Quarterfinal China Tan Xue 15 - 9
Semifinal United States Sada Jacobsen 11 - 15
3rd place United States Becca Ward 14 - 15
Team sabre Quarterfinal Ukraine 34 - 45
Semifinal Did not advance
Final

2012[]

Discipline Stage Opponent Result
Individual sabre Round 1 Algeria Lea Melissa Moutoussamy 15 - 6
Round 2 Venezuela Alejandra Benitez 15 - 10
Quarterfinal United States Dagmara Wozniak 15 - 13
Semifinal Ukraine Olga Kharlan 15 - 12
Final South Korea Kim Ji-yeon 9 - 15

2016[]

Discipline Stage Opponent Result
Individual sabre Round 1 Bye
Round 2 Poland Bogna Jozwiak 15 - 5
Round 3 France Charlotte Lembach 15 - 14
Quarterfinal France Cecilia Berder 15 - 10
Semifinal France Manon Brunet 15 - 14
Final Russia Yana Egorian 14 - 15
Team sabre Round 1 Bye
Quarterfinal Mexico 45 - 31
Semifinal United States 45 - 42
Final Ukraine 45 - 30

2020[]

Discipline Stage Opponent Result
Individual sabre Round 1 Bye
Round 2 Hungary Renata Katona 15 - 4
Round 3 Italy Irene Vecchi 15 - 12
Quarterfinal United States Mariel Zagunis 15 - 8
Semifinal Hungary Anna Marton 15 - 8
Final ROC Sofia Pozdniakova 11 - 15
Team sabre Round 1 Bye
Quarterfinal Japan 45 - 34
Semifinal South Korea 45 - 26
Final France 45 - 41
ROC Fencing 2020 • Women's team sabre ROC
Olga Nikitina
Sofia Pozdniakova
Sofya Velikaya
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