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Aida Shanayeva

Aida Shanayeva
Personal information
Full nameAida Vladimirovna Shanayeva
Born (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986 (age 38)
Vladikavkaz, NOASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
National coachStefano Cerioni
ClubCSKA Moscow
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

Aida Vladimirovna Shanayeva (Russian: Аида Владимировна Шанаева, Ossetian: Санаты Владимиры чызг Аидæ; born 23 April 1986) is a Russian foil fencer, team Olympic champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, World champion at 2009 World Fencing Championships and twice team World champion (2006 and 2011).[citation needed]

Shanayeva won the gold medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating USA in the final. She accomplished this with her teammates Svetlana Boyko, Julia Khakimova and Ianna Rouzavina.[citation needed]