Profile details
- Born
- 14 Feb 1974
- Birthplace
- Jesi
- Country
- Italy
- Height
- 164 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Sport
- Fencing
- Discipline
- Combat
- Category
- Women
- Status
- Active
District, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- ▸Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Competition Appearances
8 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2012 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- ·2012 Summer Olympics – women's team foil
- ·2008 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- ·2008 Summer Olympics – women's team foil
- ·2004 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- ·2000 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- ·1996 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- ·1994 World Fencing Championships
Career Timeline
- 1994Competed at 1994 World Fencing Championships
- 1996Competed at fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- 2000Competed at fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- 2004Competed at fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- 2008Competed at fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- 2008Competed at fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's team foil
- 2012Competed at fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's foil
- 2012Competed at fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's team foil
Statistics
Verified statistics are not available in this profile.
About
Maria Valentina Vezzali (Italian pronunciation: [valenˈtiːna vetˈtsaːli]; born 14 February 1974) is an Italian politician and retired Olympic and World Champion foil fencer. As a fencer, Vezzali won six Olympic gold medals and was a 16-time World Champion in foil. She is one of only five athletes in the history of the Summer Olympic Games to have won five medals in the same individual event.
Biography adapted from Valentina Vezzali on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.