Diana Yakovleva

Diana Alekseyeva Yakovleva (; born 13 April 1988) is a Russian foil fencer, silver medal in the 2014 European Fencing Championships and team silver medal in the 2014 World Fencing Championships.

Career

Yakovleva won the team gold medal in the 2006 and 2007 Junior European Championships. She took part in the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, where she was defeated in quarter-finals, but won the silver medal with Russia. She claimed gold both in the individual and team events of the 2011 U23 European Championships in Kazan.

She joined the senior national team in 2013. She climbed her first World Cup podium with a silver in Shanghai. She reached the final at the European Championships in Zagreb, but ceded to reigning Olympic champion Elisa Di Francisca and came away with a silver medal. She earned a bronze medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade after losing the semi-finals to teammate Larisa Korobeynikova. In the World Championships at home in Kazan, she sustained a bruise to her knee and was stopped in the second round by Korea's Oh Ha-na. In the team event, Russia met Italy again in the final and were defeated again.

Yakovleva studied at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.