Dorina Vaccaroni

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Dorina Vaccaroni
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Personal information
Born (1963-09-24) 24 September 1963 (age 60)
Venice, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Event Foil
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Foil team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Foil team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Foil individual
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Rome Foil Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Vienna Foil Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Vienna Foil Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Lyon Foil Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Budapest Foil Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Rome Foil Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Clemont-Ferrand Foil Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Lausanne Foil Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Essen Foil Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Casablanca Individual foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Split Individual foil

Dorina Vaccaroni (born 24 September 1963 in Venice [1] ) is an Italian former fencer, competing in the foil.

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Biography

She received a gold medal in the foil team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she received a bronze medal in individual foil. [2] [1] She also competed in the individual foil event at the Mediterranean Games in 1979 where she won a bronze medal and in 1983 where she won a gold medal. [3] After her competitive fencing career she became a cyclist, participating in master competitions, most recently winning the 60-69 year old division of 2023 RAAM (Race across America). Vaccaroni is a vegan. [4]

Achievements

Olympic Games
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
1980 Olympic Games Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow 6th Foil individual
5th Foil Team
1984 Olympic Games Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles 3rd Foil individual
4th Foil Team
1988 Olympic Games Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 2nd Foil Team
10th Foil individual
1992 Olympic Games Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1st Foil Team

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorina Vaccaroni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  2. "Olympics Statistics: Dorina Vaccaroni". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  3. "Olympedia – Dorina Vaccaroni". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. "Manuela Di Centa: Sport e dieta vegan, connubio azzeccato". terranuova.it. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Awards
Preceded by Italian Sportswoman of the Year
1982-1983
Succeeded by