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| Nationality |  Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001[1] Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Fencing career | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Vasil Etropolski Fencing Academy / Svechnikov Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Ivailo Vodenov[2] | ||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoana Ilieva (Bulgarian: Йоана Илиева) (born 20 June 2001) is a Bulgarian fencer, specializing in sabre, who competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[3] She won the bronze medal at 2023 World Fencing Championships in women's sabre alongside Theodora Gkountoura from Greece.[4] She became the first Bulgarian woman to win a World Cup tournament in 2025 after winning in Plovdiv.[5]
References
- "Yoana Ilieva Makes History with World Cup Fencing Triumph". National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski". Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- "ILIEVA Yoana". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- "Yoana ILIEVA". Olympics. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- "Yoana Ilieva Wins Bronze at World Fencing Championships". Bulgarian News Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- "Yoana Ilieva wins gold medal at Women's Fencing World Cup tournament". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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