Yuliya Gavrilova

Who is Yuliya Gavrilova?

Yuliya Petrovna Gavrilova is a Russian sabre fencer. She won two medals, as a member of the Russian team, in the same weapon at the 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Italy.

Gavrilova represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate Sofiya Velikaya, who eventually won a silver medal in the final. She defeated Kazakhstan's Yuliya Zhivitsa in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match to China's Zhu Min, with a final score of 11–15.