Katrina Lehis

Katrina Lehis
Lehis in 2025
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994
Haapsalu, Estonia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  Estonia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoIndividual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 TbilisiIndividual
Silver medal – second place2026 Hong KongTeam
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Novi SadIndividual
Gold medal – first place2026 AntonyIndividual
Silver medal – second place2015 MontreuxTeam
Silver medal – second place2025 GenoaIndividual

Katrina Lehis (born 19 December 1994) is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer, 2018 individual European champion, 2021 team Olympic champion, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

Career

Lehis began fencing in 2004. Coached by Helen Nelis-Naukas and Peeter Nelis, she was a member of the Estonian Junior and Cadet fencing teams since 2009. In 2014, Lehis won individual gold at the Junior World Fencing Championships and was named Estonian Young Athlete of the Year. She won team épée silver medals at the 2015 European Fencing Championships and the 2015 European Games. In 2018, Lehis won the individual gold at the 2018 European Fencing Championships. At the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in team épée and bronze in individual épée.[2]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Individual Women's Épée 3rd[3]
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Épée 1st[4]

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2025 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Women's Épée 2nd

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2015 Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Épée 2nd[5]
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Individual Women's Épée 1st[6]
2025 Italy Genoa, Italy Individual Women's Épée 2nd

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2016-04-23 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Individual Women's Épée 3rd[7]
2019-05-05 Colombia Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 3rd[8]
2022-01-30 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 1st[9]
2022-03-06 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[10]
2025-05-11 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2026-04-19 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 1st
2026-05-10 Colombia Medellín, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 3rd

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2016-10-23 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Team Women's Épée 1st
2019-01-13 Cuba Havana, Cuba Team Women's Épée 1st
2019-03-24 China Chengdu, China Team Women's Épée 2nd
2020-01-12 Cuba Havana, Cuba Team Women's Épée 2nd
2020-02-08 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 1st[11]
2023-11-11 Italy Legnano, Italy Individual Women's Épée 3rd[12]
2024-11-10 United Arab Emirates Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Team Women's Épée 1st
2024-11-23 Canada Vancouver, Canada Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2025-03-29 Morocco Marrakesh, Morocco Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2025-03-30 Morocco Marrakesh, Morocco Team Women's Épée 2nd
2025-12-07 Canada Vancouver, Canada Team Women's Épée 1st
2026-01-11 United Arab Emirates Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Team Women's Épée 3rd
2026-03-28 Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan Individual Women's Épée 2nd

Personal life

In 2017, Lehis gave birth to a son.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Lehis, Katrina" (in Estonian). ESBL. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Piltuudis: Palju õnne! Vehklemistäht Katrina Lehis näitas pisipoega". Postimees Sport (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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