Diana Yakovleva is a fencing athlete from Moscow who practices foil fencing. She graduated from the University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism. She began competing in fencing in 1998 and has taken part in numerous championships, winning individual victories including silver at a youth tournament in 2004. She joined the national fencing team in 2005 and has since won competitions including the World Cup in Germany and bronze in Lyon, France, becoming European champion in 2007. Despite her successes, Diana continues to train hard and hopes to compete in the Olympics.

1. Russian Fencing Federation
School №183, Moscow
Dariya Antonovskaya

2. Diana Yakovleva
practices fencing on
foil. She was born and
lives in Moscow. She
graduated from the
University of physical
culture, sports, youth
and tourism. She loves
skiing and hiking, too.

3. In 1998 Diana began
going in for fencing.
She has taken part in
a great number of
championships. Diana
also took the 11th
place in regtenge FIE.

4. Diana`s first
individual victory
was in the Youth
fencing tournament
in 2004, where she
won the silver. She
joind the National
team in 2005. Then
she won the World
Cup in Germany,
took third place in
Lyon (France). And
2 years later she
became the
champion of
Europe.

5. In 2013,Diana was
congratulated by
Vladimir Putin on
her victory in XXVII
World University
Games in Kazan.

6. Despite numerous
victories, Diana still
trains very hard.
Diana`s first World
championship was
held in Budapest, she
was worried and was
constrained in the
action. Yakovleva,
found the strength to
cope.

7. Diana Yakovleva
finished the World
Cup with an
exellent result. She
won the gold medal.
Diana Yakovleva
became the silver
medalist in the
Europian
championship. She
wants to go to the
Olympics.
We wish her good
luck, and we are
proud that this girl
used to be a student
of our school.