Olga Nikolaevna Knyazeva (; 9 August 1954 – 3 January 2015) was a Soviet foil fencer. She won a team gold medal at the 1976 Olympics and placed ninth individually. She also won four gold and two silver medals at the world championships between 1973 and 1978.

Knyazeva took up fencing in 1966 and between 1972 and 1978, was a member of the Soviet national team. In 1975 she won the World Cup, the European Team Cup, and the team world title, and was named best female fencer of the year by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. After retiring from competitions she worked as a fencing coach in Kazan and taught physical education at the Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute.

Olga Knyazeva

After the 1976 Olympics Knyazeva married Rafael Dubov, who was her childhood friend, a fellow fencer, and later a fencing coach and referee. Their children, son Aleksandr and daughter Nina, also competed in fencing.

Olga Knyazeva

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1954 births

2015 deaths

Russian female foil fencers

Soviet female foil fencers

Olympic fencers for the Soviet Union

Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union

Sportspeople from Kazan

Olympic medalists in fencing

Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Olga Knyazeva