Valentina Vezzali

About Valentina Vezzali

Valentina Vezzali (born 14 February 1974) is an Italian fencer and politician. As fencer she has won six Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.

Together with the German shooter Ralf Schumann, the Slovak slalom canoeist Michal Martikán and the japanese female judoka Ryoko Tani, is one of only four athletes in the history of the Summer Olympic Games to have won five medals in the same individual event.

On 2013 she became a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies as part of the Scelta Civica party.

Valentina Vezzali Achievements

Prize List:

Olympics:

Gold Medal- 6

Silver medal - 1

Bronze medal – 2

World Fencing Championships:

Gold Medal - 15

Silver medal - 5

Bronze medal – 4

European Fencing Championships:

Gold Medal - 13

Silver medal - 4

Bronze medal – 3

Universiade:

Gold Medal - 5

Silver medal - 3

Mediterranean Games:

Gold Medal - 2

Fencing World Cup:

Foil (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)

Honours and awards:

Italy : Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( Italian for: Grand Officer Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ), September 1, 2008.