Erika Kirpu

Erika Kirpu
Kirpu in 2014
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1992-06-22) 22 June 1992 (age 34)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubTartu Kalev
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam épée
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 LeipzigTeam épée
Silver medal – second place2014 KazanTeam épée
Bronze medal – third place2014 KazanIndividual
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuTeam épée
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuIndividual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 ZagrebTeam épée
Gold medal – first place2016 ToruńTeam épée
Silver medal – second place2015 MontreuxTeam épée
Bronze medal – third place2012 LegnanoTeam épée
Bronze medal – third place2018 Novi SadTeam épée

Erika Kirpu (born 22 June 1992) is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer.

Kirpu was born in Moscow to an Estonian father and a Russian mother of Ukrainian descent.

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.

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

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Épée 1st

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2014 Russia Kazan, Russia Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2014 Russia Kazan, Russia Team Women's Épée 2nd
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Épée 1st

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2012 Italy Legnano, Italy Team Women's Épée 3rd
2013 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Team Women's Épée 1st
2015 Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Épée 2nd
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 1st
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Team Women's Épée 3rd

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2012-02-25 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2014-12-06 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2020-01-24 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2022-01-28 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2012-03-23 France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2015-02-13 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2016-05-20 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 1st
2017-05-05 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Individual Women's Épée 3rd

References

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