EMBRICH Irina

Date of Birth: 12 Jul 1980

Age: 41

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: TALLINN

Birth Country:

Estonia

Place of residence : TALLINN

Residence Country:

Estonia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Fencing	Women's Épée Team EST Estonia	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall B Red Piste	Women's Épée Team Quarterfinal 4 #4 EST Estonia 29 POL Poland 26	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall B Red Piste	Women's Épée Team Semifinal 2 #8 ITA Italy 34 EST Estonia 42	Finished
	Makuhari Messe B Final Piste	Women's Épée Team Gold Medal Match #12 KOR Republic of Korea 32 EST Estonia 36	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Epee Individual	Epee Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10	4

World Championships

Year	Location	Epee Individual	Epee Team
2019	Budapest, HUN	26	6
2018	Wuxi, CHN	31	6
2017	Leipzig, GER	13	1
2015	Moscow, RUS	13	9
2014	Kazan, RUS	7	2
2013	Budapest, HUN	10	7
2011	Catania, ITA	37	5
2010	Paris, FRA	38	8
2009	Antalya, TUR	28	13
2008	Beijing, CHN	-	9
2007	St. Petersburg, RUS	3	4
2006	Turin, ITA	2	10
2005	Leipzig, GER	47	8
2003	Havana, CUB	28	4
2002	Lisbon, POR	56	2

European Championships

Year	Location	Epee Individual	Epee Team
2019	Dusseldorf, GER	25	7
2018	Novi Sad, SRB	-	3
2017	Tbilisi, GEO	17	4

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017

Year	Epee Individual	Epee Team
2020/2021	1 x 31st	1 x 7th
2019/2020	1 x 43rd, 1 x 52nd	-
2018/2019	1 x 24th, 1 x 58th	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 6th
2017/2018	1 x 39th, 1 x 45th, 1 x 47th	1 x 5th, 1 x 7th, 1 x 10th
2016/2017	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th	1 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 1 x 4th

Grand Prix overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017

Year	Epee Individual
2019/2020	1 x 3rd, 1 x 60th
2018/2019	1 x 26th
2017/2018	1 x 38th
2016/2017	1 x 17th, 1 x 18th

World Cup & Grand Prix - Ten best performances since 2016/2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
1	2018/2019	Epee Team	World Cup	Havana, CUB
1	2016/2017	Epee Team	World Cup	Tallinn, EST
2	2018/2019	Epee Team	World Cup	Chengdu, CHN
2	2016/2017	Epee Individual	World Cup	Barcelona, ESP
2	2016/2017	Epee Team	World Cup	Legnano, ITA
2	2016/2017	Epee Team	World Cup	Barcelona, ESP
3	2019/2020	Epee Individual	Grand Prix	Budapest, HUN
3	2016/2017	Epee Individual	World Cup	Tallinn, EST
4	2016/2017	Epee Team	World Cup	Suzhou, CHN
5	2017/2018	Epee Team	World Cup	Barcelona, ESP
5	2016/2017	Epee Individual	World Cup	Legnano, ITA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Epee Individual	2018/2019	Stockholm, SWE
1	Epee Individual	2017/2018	Bratislava, SVK
2	Epee Individual	2018/2019	Turku, FIN
3	Epee Individual	2019/2020	Turku, FIN

Ira (ohtuleht.ee, 18 Jun 2012)

Going to the cinema, walking her dog, spending time with her daughter. (ajakirisport.ee, 28 Sep 2017)

Occupation:

Chemistry - Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Languages spoken:

English, Estonian, Russian

Vehklemisklubi IREM [Estonia]

Kaido Kaaberma [national], EST

Left (fie.ch, 2014)

A wrist injury meant she missed the 2017 World Cup event in Tallinn, Estonia. (sport.delfi.ee, 04 Oct 2017)

She began competing in fencing in 1996. (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (kesknadal.ee, 03 Dec 2019)

Winning gold in team epee at the 2017 World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. (kesknadal.ee, 03 Dec 2019)

In 2019 she was presented with the Order of the White Star [Third Class] in Estonia. (kesknadal.ee, 03 Dec 2019; sport.err.ee, 29 Jan 2019)

She was part of the 2017 Team of the Year in Estonia. (laanlane.ee, 27 Dec 2017)

She was named the 2007 Best Female Athlete in Estonia. (epl.ee, 27 Jun 2013)

General Interest

General
CLUB OWNER
She runs the Vehklemisklubi IREM club in Tallinn, Estonia, where she coaches young fencers. "I have a fencing club of my own name. There are about 40 children training there [speaking in 2019] and it seems that fencing is becoming more popular. This is definitely also related to the fact that Estonia's top fencers have good results. Young people see that their coaches, who are competing on TV and winning medals, are real people next to them, and that is a strong incentive for them." (Vehklemisklubi IREM Facebook page, 26 Oct 2020; kesknadal.ee, 03 Dec 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has held a position on the city council in Tallinn, Estonia, and has also stood for election as a member of parliament. "I am currently an alternate member of the council [speaking in 2019]. In the past, I have dealt with the environment, education, and sports in the council. I do not set high goals in politics. It is difficult to achieve something big in politics while being active in top sport, in addition to running a fencing club and coaching." (kesknadal.ee, 03 Dec 2019; valimised.err.ee, 15 Jan 2015; delfi.ee, 01 Nov 2013)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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