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Mariel Zagunis; is American sabre fencer Married or Dating? Also see her Career

Updated On 06 Sep, 2017 Published On 06 Sep, 2017
Mariel Zagunis; is American sabre fencer Married or Dating? Also see her Career

Mariel Zagunis is an American sabre fencer who won the gold medals in 2012 Olympics. She is expecting her first baby with her husband Mike Swehla.

Mariel Zagunis is very excited this time as the delivery date of her first baby, with wife Mike Swehla is approaching day by day. She announced her pregnancy in the month of May this year.

Mariel is living a wonderful married life with husband Mike Swehla since the past 4 years.

Know more about the American saber fencer and all about his career, biography, wiki and net worth here.

Mariel Zagunis: Her Married Life with Mike Swehla: The Couple Expecting Their First Child

Mariel tied a knot to Mike in the year 2013 in Portland. Her husband cheered her in both 2012 London game and 2016 Rio Olympics.

The most decorated U.S. fencer in history disclosed in May 2017 that she is pregnant.

Mariel and Mike together, Source: Delano Sports

The happy couple is expecting their first baby in October this year.

Hmm.. so Interesting!

We can see the mother-to-be in these Instagram posts showing her baby bump. It seems that she's eagerly awaiting the day when she gets her little one on her lap.

Flaunting Baby Bump. 

The duo is in crossed 4 years of their married life with lots of happiness waiting for their way so we can definitely say that they are living a wonderful family life.

Life-Partners 

There's no way out for extra-affairs or something called divorce. 

Mariel Zagunis: See Her Career

Mariel Zagunis is the second U.S. fencer in history winning the World Cup total-points Title from the FIE.

She competed at the 2004 Sumer Olympics for the first time. She defeated Romania's Catalina Gheorghitoaia in semifinals and faced Chinese fencer in finals.

Team USA. 

 

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She defeated her by 15-9 and became the first American to win an Olympic fencing gold medal in 100 years. She played the individual event in the 2008 Summer Olympics winning all three medals in finals.

However, it was pretty sad to see the star losing the 2012 Rio Olympics to South Kores's Kim Jiyeon.

Christmas Celebration. 

Far beyond athletics, she was one of 16 celebrities taking part in a cooking competition on the Food Network TV series Chopped. She also featured in the "Star Power: Culinary Muscle" episode with former NFL player LaMarr Woodley, Dorothy Hamill, and Paige VanZant.

She has an estimated net worth of about 0.5 million Euro as of 2017.

Quick Facts about Mariel Zagunis

Source: USA Fencing
  • Born on 3 March 1985 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
  • She is the middle girl with two brothers Marten and Merrickin the family of Robert and Cathy Zagunis.
  • Is of Lithuanian descent and was raised in the Catholic faith.
  • Attended Valley Catholic from kindergarten to 12th grade.
  • Majored in Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame.
  • Was the first American holding the Jr. World Cup Champion title in 2002 in a row for three years.
  • The youngest fencer to win the Federation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) World Championship gold.
  • Won her 7th World Championship title at the Leipzig, Germany.

 

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