| Francesca Palumbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 February 1992 Potenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Frascati Scherma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francesca Palumbo (born 10 February 1992) is an Italian fencer who won one gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. [1] She also won the bronze medal at 2019 European Fencing Championships.
She competed at the 2022 European Fencing Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.
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