Svetlana Anatolyevna Boyko (Russian: Светлана Анатольевна Бойко; born 13 April 1972) is a Russian foil fencer.

Svetlana Boyko

Personal information
Born	(1972-04-13) 13 April 1972 (age 50) Rostov-na-Donu, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Women's fencing Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Foil Team

Career

Boyko 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 mates Aida Chanaeva, Julia Khakimova, and Ianna Rouzavina.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 August 2008 Boiko, with teammates Aida Chanaeva, Victoria Nikichina and Evgenia Lamonova, beat the United States team 28 to 11, winning the gold medals of 2008 Olympic Games.[1][2] 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.[3]

On the domestic arena, Boiko defends the colours of CSKA and is in fact a major in Russian armed forces (as at 16 August 2008). After winning the 2008 event, Boiko announced her retirement.[3]

Achievements

2006 World Fencing Championships, team foil

References

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На других языках

[it] Svetlana Bojko

[ru] Бойко, Светлана Анатольевна