Giovanna Trillini

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Giovanna Trillini
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Giovanna Trillini in 2015
Personal information
Born (1970-05-17) 17 May 1970 (age 54)
Jesi, Italy
NationalityItalian
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Weapon foil
Handright-handed
Club G.S. Forestale/CS Jesi
Medal record
Olympic Games
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1(1 individual)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg3(2 individual)
World Championships
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg5(2 individual)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg5(4 individual)
European Championships
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Mediterranean Games
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Universiade
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Giovanna Trillini (born 17 May 1970 in Jesi) is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion (3 times in the team event, 1 time individual) and won an additional silver and two bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions. [1] [2]

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Biography

She has two brothers, Ezio and Roberto, who were both fencers. In 2001, she got her degree in Sport Science at the University of Urbino. [3]
Trillini won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15–8 to Margherita Granbassi in the semi-final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with her teammates Elisa Di Francisca, Margherita Granbassi and Valentina Vezzali.

In 1998 she married Giovanni Battista Rotella. They have two children: Claudia, born on 12 September 2005 [4] [5] [6] and Giovanni, born on 1 August 2009. [7] [8]

Achievements

Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
Mediterranean Games
Fencing World Cup

Honours and awards

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy: Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Italian for: Grand Officer Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ), 1 September 2008

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Giovanna Trillini". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Giovanna Trillini". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "La Biografia" [Biography]. Giovanna Trillini Official Web site (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "UN FIOCCO ROSA TRA LE MEDAGLIE D'ORO". Giovanna Trillini Official Web site (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "SCHERMA, GIOVANNA TRILLINI MAMMA: E' NATA CLAUDIA" [Fencing, Giovanna Trillini is a mom]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 13 September 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "GIOVANNA TRILLINI E' DIVENTATA MAMMA: E' NATA CLAUDIA" [Giovanna Trillini is a mom]. Federazione Italiana Scherma (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Scherma: nato figlio Trillini" [Fencing, born Trillini's son]. Tuttosport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Vito Graffeo (1 August 2009). "La Trillini è mamma" [Trillini is a mom]. Sportlive (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Olympedia – Giovanna Trillini". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
Awards
Preceded by Italian Sportswoman of the Year
1991-1992		Succeeded by
Summer Olympics
Preceded by Flag of Italy.svg Flag bearer for Italy
1996 Atlanta 		Succeeded by
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