Emily Conrad
Emily Conrad is a Ukrainian female épée fencer.
Early life
Emily was born on August 5, 2007, in Kyiv. Her mother and coach Natalia Konrad is a 2003 world champion and a 2004 European champion in the individual épée competition.Career
In 2019, Emily debuted at the international junior tournament "Challenge Wratislavia" in Wrocław, winning a bronze medal in individual épée.In 2021, she won silver medals at the Budapest Cup and the Hartmann Cup in the individual épée competition among cadets.
The following year, she competed at the 2022 European Cadets Championships, held in Novi Sad, finishing 6th in the team épée competition and receiving a bronze medal in the individual épée competition.
In 2023, Conrad debuted competing at the Junior Fencing World Cup stage in Maalot, winning a bronze medal in the individual épée competition. Emily also competed at the 2023 European Cadets Championships in Tallinn, where she won a bronze medal in the team épée competition and a gold one in the individual épée. In that year Emily became U-23 European champion at the 2023 European U-23 Championships in Budapest in the individual épée competition.
At the 2023 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Plovdiv Emily reached 6th in the team épée competition.
The following year, Emily became twice European champion among juniors and cadets at the European Cadets Championships in Napoli in the team épée competition and won a silver medal in the individual épée competition among juniors.
At the 2024 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Riyadh, Conrad won a bronze medal in the individual épée competition, losing the future champion Sharika Gajjala from the United States in semifinals.