team in 2006. Simona Gherman, world champion in 2010 with the team, multiple European champion with the team in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Anca Măroiu, world champion in 2010 with the team, multiple European champion with the team in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Florin Zalomir, sabreur, won the silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the team contest, world champion with the team in 2009, European champion with the team in 2006. Russia/Soviet Union Pavel Kolobkov, épéeist, Olympic Champion 2000, 5-time World Champion (1991, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2005), twice Junior World Champion (1987, 1988), winner of 1999 World Cup Grigory Kriss, Soviet fencer (épée), Olympic champion Viktor Krovopouskov, sabreur, four-time Olympic Gold medallist (1976 & 1980 individual, and team), twice individual World Champion (1978, 1982), twice won the World Cup (1976, 1979) Maria Mazina, Jewish Russian fencer (épée), Olympic champion Mark Midler, foilist, Jewish Russian member of first generation of internationally successful Soviet fencers, took Gold at 1956 & 1960 Olympics as a part of Soviet team, won four consecutive World Championships (1959–62). Vladimir Nazlymov, sabreur/coach, won individual World Championship in 1975 & 1979 and the World Cup in 1975 & 1977, took team Gold at 1968, 1976, and 1980 Olympics, and at 1967, 1969–71, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 World Championships, twice named the world's best sabre fencer by the FIE, currently head fencing coach of the Ohio State University fencing team. Boris Onishchenko, modern pentathlete, individual silver medallist and team gold medallist in 1972, disqualified in 1976 for using a rigged weapon Stanislav Pozdnyakov, sabreur, Olympic (1996) & World (1997, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007) Champion, seven-time winner of the World Cup (1994–96, 1999–2002), member of winning Russian sabre team at 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics, and at 1994, 2001, 2002, and 2003 World Championships Mark Rakita, Jewish Russian sabreur, twice Olympic Champion (1964, 1968), World Champion in 1967, David Tyshler's pupil and coach in his own right (pupils include Viktor Sidjak) Alexander Romankov, Russian foilist, ten-time World Champion Yakov Rylsky, Jewish Russian sabreur, twice Olympic (1964, 1968) and three-time World (1958, 1961, 1963) Champion, represented USSR over a period of 14 years (1953–66) Sergey Sharikov, Jewish Russian sabreur, twice Olympic Champion (1996, 2000) Viktor Sidjak, Soviet sabreur, four-time Olympic Gold medallist Vladimir Smirnov, foilist, won individual Gold at 1980 Summer Olympics, won world championships in 1981, died at 1982 World Championships in Rome, when a