| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 3 | Sabre Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2009 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 1 | Sabre Team | 2005 | Leipzig, GER | |
| 1 | Sabre Team | 2000 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2006 | Turin, ITA | |
| 2 | Sabre Team | 2006 | Turin, ITA | |
| 2 | Sabre Team | 2004 | New York, NY, USA | |
| 3 | Sabre Team | 2012 | Kiev, UKR | |
| 3 | Sabre Team | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 4 | Sabre Team | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| 6 | Sabre Team | 2009 | Antalya, TUR | |
| Pan American Games | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | |
| 1 | Sabre Team | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | |
| Pan American Championship | ||||
| 1 | Epee Individual | 2012 | Cancun, MEX | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2011 | Reno, NV, USA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2010 | ||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2009 | San Salvador, ESA | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2011/2012 | Tianjin, CHN | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2011/2012 | Orleans, FRA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2010/2011 | Orleans, FRA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | New York, NY, USA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | Tianjin, CHN | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | London, GBR | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Dallas, TX, USA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Havana, CUB | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Foggia, ITA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Orleans, FRA | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2010/2011 | New York, NY, USA | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2010/2011 | Moscow, RUS | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | Tunis, TUN | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | Moscow, RUS | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | Orleans, FRA | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Tianjin, CHN | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2011/2012 | Ghent, BEL | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2011/2012 | Bologna, ITA | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2011/2012 | Moscow, RUS | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2011/2012 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2010/2011 | London, GBR | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | Havana, CUB | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | London, GBR | |
Hobbies
Experimenting in the kitchen, playing tennis. (marielzagunis.com, 2011)
Education
Anthropology - Notre Dame University, Notre Dam, IL, USA
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Oregon Fencing Alliance, Portland, OR, USA
Coach
Ed Korfanty (oregonfencing.com, 04 Apr 2012)
Handedness
Left (fie.ch, 2011)
Sporting relatives
Her first love was soccer. She started playing at age five, competing on state-select teams and was a varsity letter winner at Valley Catholic High School in Beaverton, Oregon. (nbcolympics.com, 09 Jun 2004, University of Notre Dame Fencing, 22 Jun 2007)
Other sports
Her parents, Robert and Cathy, both rowed for the US team at the 1976 Olympic Games. Her brother, Marten, fenced at Penn State University [2003-06] while another brother, Merrick, is also an elite fencer. (University of Notre Dame Fencing, 22 Jun 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up the sport at age 10. (olympic.org, 13 Jul 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
She followed her brother Marten into fencing. (olympic.org, 13 Jul 2011)
Training
On a normal day between competitions she starts each weekday with one on one practice with coach Ed Korfanty. She follows that with a lengthy cross-training session. Early afternoons are media, personal commitments, then physiotherapy for body conditioning. She fits in a final practice session before returning home around 8pm. (und.com, 10 Mar 2011)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (usfencing.org, 2011)
Awards
In 2010, she was named Notre Dame's Athlete of the Decade. (marielzagunis.com, 2011)
In 2009, she was named Oregon's #1 Womens Professional Athlete of the Year
(marielzagunis.com, 2011)
In 2009, she was the first American to be awarded the Chevelier Feyerick Trophy by the International Fencing Federation. The award is given to the person or organisation that best represents sportsmanship and fair play as a role model for fencing's future. (marielzagunis.com, 2011)
In both 2004 and 2008, she earned the Bill Hayward Award, Oregon's #1 Amateur Athlete of the Year award. (marielzagunis.com, 2011)
She was the first U.S. fencer to win an Olympic fencing gold medal in 100 years at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (University of Notre Dame Fencing, 22 Jun 2007)
General
TIME OFF
She elected to take three semesters off from college fencing [2007-08] in order to focus on her training and qualifications for the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing. (University of Notre Dame Fencing, 22 Jun 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
