- Svetlana Boiko
Svetlana Anatolyevna Boiko ( _ru. Светлана Анатольевна Бойко) (born
13 April 1972 inRostov-on-Don ) is aRussia n foil fencer.Boiko won the gold medal in the foil team event at the
2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Italy in the final. She accomplished this with her team matesAida Chanaeva ,Julia Khakimova , andIanna Rouzavina .August 15 ,2008 Boiko with teammates Aida Chanaeva, Victoria Nikichina and Evgenia Lamonova beat the Unites States team 28 to 11, winning the gold medals of 2008 Olympic Games. This was her fourth consecutive olympic appearance, now as the captain of the national team. Boiko is known among teammates as "Mama Sveta" - for her experience; she actually has two daughters.ru icon In love with Boyarsky // Interview with Svetlana Boiko, [http://www.games08.ru/2008/08/17_2813491.shtml Gazeta.ru] ]On the domestic arena, Boiko defends the colours of
CSKA and is in fact a major in Russian armed forces (as at August 16, 2008). After winning the 2008 event, Boiko announced her retirement.ru icon In love with Boyarsky // Interview with Svetlana Boiko, August 16, 2008 [http://www.games08.ru/2008/08/17_2813491.shtml Gazeta.ru] ]Achievements
:, team foil
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