1. Mariel Leigh Zagunis was born on March 3,1985 and is an American sabre fencer.
20 Facts About Mariel Zagunis
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Mariel Zagunis is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre and the first American woman to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics.
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Mariel Zagunis was Team USA flag bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.
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Mariel Zagunis has two Olympic bronze team medals and is a five-time Olympian.
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Mariel Zagunis 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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Mariel Zagunis is of Lithuanian descent on her paternal side and was raised in the Catholic faith.
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Mariel Zagunis was the first American fencer to hold the Jr.
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Mariel Zagunis is the youngest fencer ever to win the Federation Internationale d'Escrime World Championship gold, and the youngest fencer to win three FIE medals in one season.
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Mariel Zagunis won the FIE over-all medal three years in a row.
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Mariel Zagunis entered the University of Notre Dame in 2004 on an athletic scholarship.
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In October 2005, Mariel Zagunis won her seventh World Champion title at the Leipzig, Germany World Championships, in the women's team event.
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Mariel Zagunis is the second US fencer in history to have won the World Cup total-points Title from the FIE.
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Mariel Zagunis did not directly qualify to fence in the tournament.
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However, Nigeria decided not to send their qualifying fencer to the tournament, and as the next highest seeded fencer in the world, Mariel Zagunis was selected to represent the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Mariel Zagunis received a bye in the first round, entering the tournament when there were 32 fencers remaining.
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On July 25,2012, Mariel Zagunis was elected by Team USA to be the national flag bearer in the Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.
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Mariel Zagunis was one of three female saber fencers to represent the United States in fencing at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.
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On March 3,2017, Mariel Zagunis was announced as one of 16 celebrities participating in a cooking competition on the Food Network TV series Chopped.
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Mariel Zagunis was featured in the "Star Power: Culinary Muscle" episode, alongside former NFL player LaMarr Woodley, former gold medalist figure skater Dorothy Hamill, and current female UFC fighter Paige VanZant.
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Mariel Zagunis was the second contestant eliminated from the competition in her heat.