Frida Scarpa

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Frida Scarpa
Born (1976-09-06) 6 September 1976 (age 48)
Genoa, Italy [1]
Sport
Country Italy
Weapon Foil
HandRight-handed
Club G.S. Forestale
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
International podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 100
European Championships 011
Universiade 120
Mediterranean Games 010
Total241

Frida Scarpa (born 6 September 1976) is a former Italian fencer who won the World Championships with the national foil team in 2001, and two medals (a bronze individual in 1996 and silver with the team in 2003) at the European Championships. [2]

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Biography

Genoese by birth but Venetian by adoption, [3] world champion in Nimes 2001 with the azzurro dream foil team: Valentina Vezzali, Giovanna Trillini and Diana Bianchedi (in that circumstance she replaced the injured Margherita Granbassi), [2] after her sports career she got married with the teammate and Olympic champion with the team foil at Athens 2004 Salvatore Sanzo, [4] the couple had two children, Virginia (born 2005) and Alessandro (born 2007). [5]

She embarked on a career as attorney in law [6] and then, once separated from her husband, she continued to live in Pisa, city of Salvatore Sanzo and where her children lives. [7] In her city of residence, Pisa, in 2021 she was the protagonist of the TV show of the Italian television Real Time Cortesie per gli ospiti  [ it ], winning the episode's competition. [8]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEventNotes
1995 Universiade Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka 2ndTeam foil [9]
1996 European Championships Flag of France.svg Limoges 3rdFoil
1997 Universiade Flag of Italy.svg Catania 2ndTeam foil [9]
1999 Universiade Flag of Spain.svg Palma de Mallorca 1stTeam foil [9]
2001 World Championships Flag of France.svg Nimes 1stTeam foil [2]
Mediterranean Games Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis 2ndFoil
2003 European Championships Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bruges 2ndTeam foil

References

  1. ↑ "Frida Scarpa - Scheda" (PDF). federscherma.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Fioretto d'oro per l'Italia le azzurre battono la Russia". repubblica.it (in Italian). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Storia - SchermaVenezia". schermavenezia.xoom.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Martrimonio fra Frida Scarpa e Salvatore Sanzo". errebifoto.com (in Italian). 14 September 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "26 novembre 1975 Nasce Salvatore Sanzo". cinquantamila.it (in Italian). 26 November 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Frida Scarpa - Avvocato". linkedin.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Studio Legale Associato Avv. Maurizio Aiello Avv. Frida Scarpa". nicelocal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cortesie Per Gli Ospiti - Mimma e Alice vs. Frida e Giovanni". realtime.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "Frida Scarpa". digilander.libero.it (in Italian). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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