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Valentina Vezzali

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Italian fencer and politician

Valentina Vezzali
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies[1]
In office
19 March 2013[1] – 22 March 2018
Personal details
Born (1974-02-14)14 February 1974 (age 51)
Iesi,Marche, Italy
Political partyCivic Choice (2013–17)
Independent (2017–22)
Forza Italia (2022–present)
SpouseDomenico Giugliano
Children2
ProfessionAgent of thePolizia di Stato[1]
Fencing career
Full nameMaria Valentina Vezzali[1]
Nickname
Cobra
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
SportFencing
CountryItalyItaly
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
National coachAndrea Cipressa
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
FIE rankingrankings
Medal record
Women'sfencing
Representing Italy
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games612
World Championships1664
European Championships1343
Universiade530
Mediterranean Games200
Total (65)42149
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaFoil team
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyFoil team
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonFoil team
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaFoil individual
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingFoil team
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonFoil individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 The HagueFoil team
Gold medal – first place1997 Cape TownFoil team
Gold medal – first place1998 Le Chaux-de-FondsFoil team
Gold medal – first place1999 SeoulFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2001 NimesFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2001 NimesFoil team
Gold medal – first place2003 HavanaFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2004 New YorkFoil team
Gold medal – first place2005 LeipzigFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2007 St. PetersburgFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2009 AntalyaFoil team
Gold medal – first place2010 ParisFoil team
Gold medal – first place2011 CataniaFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2013 BudapestFoil team
Gold medal – first place2014 KazanFoil team
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowFoil team
Silver medal – second place1994 AthensFoil individual
Silver medal – second place1994 AthensFoil team
Silver medal – second place2006 TurinFoil individual
Silver medal – second place2006 TurinFoil team
Silver medal – second place2011 CataniaFoil team
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroFoil team
Bronze medal – third place1995 The HagueFoil individual
Bronze medal – third place1998 Le Chaux-de-FondsFoil individual
Bronze medal – third place2010 ParisFoil individual
Bronze medal – third place2014 KazanFoil individual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place13(5 individual)
Silver medal – second place4(3 individual)
Bronze medal – third place3(2 individual)
Universiade
Gold medal – first place5(4 individual)
Silver medal – second place3(0 individual)
Bronze medal – third place0(0 individual)
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2001 TunisFoil individual
Gold medal – first place2009 PescaraFoil individual

Maria Valentina Vezzali (Italian pronunciation:[valenˈtiːnavetˈtsaːli]; born 14 February 1974)[1] is an Italianpolitician and retired Olympic and World Champion foilfencer. As a fencer, Vezzali won sixOlympicgold medals and was a 16-time World Champion in foil.[2][3] She is one of only five athletes in the history of theSummer Olympic Games to have won five medals in the same individual event. She is widely considered to be the greatest women’s foilist in fencing history.

In 2013, Vezzali became a member of theItalian Chamber of Deputies as part of theCivic Choice party. In 2021, she became Italy's cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports.

Fencing

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As a child, she was first trained in fencing by her father, and then by the sword master Ezio Triccoli.[4]

Vezzali was the first fencer in Olympic history to win three individual foil gold medals at three consecutive Olympics –Sydney 2000,Athens 2004 andBeijing 2008. Vezzali won nine Olympic medals in all: five in individual foil (three gold, one silver, one bronze) and four in team foil (three gold, one bronze). She medaled in all five of her Olympic appearances from 1996 to 2012; she attempted to qualify forRio 2016 at the age of 41, but did not gain enough points.[5] Vezzali has the fourth-most Olympic medals (9) of any Italian athlete and the most of any female summer Olympian from Italy, behind fencerEdoardo Mangiarotti (13), short-track speed skaterArianna Fontana (11) and cross-country skierStefania Belmondo (10).

She also won sixteen gold medals at theWorld Fencing Championships, six in individual competitions (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) and another ten in team competitions (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015), plus six silver medals (two individual, 1994 and 2006, and four with Italian team, in 1994, 2006, 2011, 2016) and four bronze medals (individual, 1995, 1998, 2012 and 2014).

In European championships, she won nine gold medals (individual: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010; team: 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010), three silver medals (individual: 2003, 2007; team: 2007), two bronze medals (individual: 1993; team: 1998).

She was the official flag bearer of the 2012 Italy Olympic team in London.[6]

In 2016, she came second at the Rio finals, failing to qualify for the next Olympics. She announced her retirement from fencing.[4]

Political career

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Vezzali was a member of theItalian Parliament in the XVIIth Legislatura between 2013 and 2018. She was originally a member of theCivic Choice party led byMario Monti.[7] In 2021, she was named cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports for Italy.[8]On 27 July 2022, Vezzali joinedSilvio Berlusconi'sForza Italia (FI).[9]

Prize List

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EventIndividualTeamTotal
Olympics311301612
World Championships62410401664
European Championships5328121343
Total1467215335119
Fencing World Cup
  • Foil (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
1996Olympic GamesUnited StatesAtlanta2ndFoil individual
1stFoil Team
2000Olympic GamesAustraliaSydney1stFoil individual
1stFoil Team
2004Olympic GamesGreeceAthens1stFoil individual
2008Olympic GamesChinaBeijing1stFoil individual
3rdFoil Team
2012Olympic GamesUnited KingdomLondon3rdFoil individual
1stFoil Team

World Championships

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SeasonCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
1993World Fencing ChampionshipsGermanyEssen6thFoil individual
1994World Fencing ChampionshipsGreeceAthens2ndFoil individual
2ndTeam Foil
1995World Fencing ChampionshipsNetherlandsThe Hague3rdFoil individual
1stTeam Foil
1997World Fencing ChampionshipsSouth AfricaCape Town1stTeam Foil
1998World Fencing ChampionshipsSwitzerlandLa Chaux-de-Fonds3rdFoil individual
1stTeam Foil
1999World Fencing ChampionshipsSouth KoreaSeoul1stFoil individual
2001World Fencing ChampionshipsFranceNimes1stFoil individual
1stTeam Foil
2003World Fencing ChampionshipsCubaHavana1stFoil individual
2004World Fencing ChampionshipsUnited StatesNew York1stTeam Foil
2005World Fencing ChampionshipsGermanyLeipzig1stFoil individual
2006World Fencing ChampionshipsItalyTurin2ndFoil individual
2ndTeam Foil
2007World Fencing ChampionshipsRussiaSaint Petersburg1stFoil individual
2009World Fencing ChampionshipsTurkeyAntalya5thFoil individual
1stTeam Foil
2010World Fencing ChampionshipsFranceParis3rdFoil individual
1stTeam Foil
2011World Fencing ChampionshipsItalyCatania1stFoil individual
2ndTeam Foil
2013World Fencing ChampionshipsHungaryBudapest1stTeam Foil
2014World Fencing ChampionshipsRussiaKazan1stTeam Foil
3rdFoil individual
2015World Fencing ChampionshipsRussiaMoscow1stTeam Foil
2016World Fencing ChampionshipsBrazilRio de Janeiro2ndTeam Foil

Honors

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Publications

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  • Vezzali, Valentina; Luchetti, Caterina (2006).A viso scoperto [With uncovered face] (in Italian). Dalai Editore.ISBN 978-8866203551.
  • Vezzali, Valentina; Carbone, Betta (2012).Io, Valentina Vezzali (in Italian). Milan: Dalai Editore.ISBN 978-88-6620-355-1.

Personal life

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She married Italian football playerDomenico Giugliano and has two sons: Pietro, born on 9 June 2005,[11] and Andrea, born on 16 May 2013.[12] Vezzali isCatholic.[13][14]

See also

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Further reading

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  • Marabini, Paolo (2022).Valentina Vezzali, la regine de Fioretto. Bolis Edizione.ISBN 9788878275201.

References

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  1. ^abcde"Profile of Valentina Vezzali". The official website of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic. Retrieved3 September 2013.
  2. ^"Olympics Statistics: Valentina Vezzali".databaseolympics.com. Archived fromthe original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved15 February 2012.
  3. ^"Valentina Vezzali Olympic Results".sports-reference.com. Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved15 February 2012.
  4. ^abKefi, Ramsès."Valentina Vezzali, l'adieu aux lames".Libération (in French). Retrieved18 October 2024.
  5. ^"Fencing great Valentina Vezzali fails to qualify for Rio 2016".OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Associated Press. 28 November 2015.
  6. ^Zara, Furio (14 February 2024)."Valentina Vezzali, cinquant'anni da regina del fioretto".Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved18 October 2024.
  7. ^"XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - VEZZALI Maria Valentina".www.camera.it (in Italian).
  8. ^"Olympic champion Vezzali to oversee sports in Italy".AP NEWS. 12 March 2021.
  9. ^Vezzali entra in Forza Italia: "Pronta a contribuire con la mia esperienza",Corriere della Sera
  10. ^(in Italian)Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig.ra Valentina Vezzali. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  11. ^Harkins, Craig (15 July 2005)."Interview: Valentina Vezzali". fencing.net. Retrieved4 August 2012.
  12. ^Staff (22 July 2013)."Fencing, Vezzali to take part in World Championships less than 3 months after giving birth".La Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived fromthe original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  13. ^"Being a mother is the greatest privilege of all". 19 December 2012.
  14. ^Giordano, Lucio (9 August 2024). "Credo nel Signore e nella Sua misericordia, ma da separata non mi sono sentita una buona cristiana".Dipiù (in Italian). No. 31. pp. 74–77.

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