Martina Batini

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Martina Batini
Martina Batini 2014 European Championships FFS-EQ t114048.jpg
Personal information
Born (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 36)
Pisa, Italy
Sport
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Weapon Foil
Handright-handed
Club G.S. Forestale
Head coachSimone Piccini
FIE  ranking current ranking
Medal record
Women's foil
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Kazan Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Moscow Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Leipzig Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Kazan Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Strasbourg Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Montreux Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tbilisi Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Plovdiv Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 KrakówTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Genoa Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Toruń Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Strasbourg Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Genoa Individual

Martina Batini (born 17 April 1989) is an Italian right-handed foil fencer, two-time team European champion, three-time team world champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist. [1]

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Career

Batini first competed both in foil and épée as a child, then specialized in foil. She won in 2006 the gold medal both in the Cadets Italian National Championships and the Cadets World Championships at Taebaek City. In 2008, she became Junior European Champion at Amsterdam. The year after, she won the U23 European Championship in Debrecen and took the third place at the Junior World Championships in Belfast.

Amongst seniors, she made her breakthrough during the 2013–14 season. She took her first World Cup with a gold medal in Tauberbischofsheim after defeating reigning World champion Arianna Errigo and reigning Olympic champion Elisa Di Francisca. [2] A week later she won the National Italian Championships in Acireale. [3] She also took a bronze medal at the SK Trophée in Seoul. In the 2014 European Championships in Strasbourg, she met Di Francisca in the final. Batini took a 5–1 lead, but Di Francisca scored 14 hits in a row, dooming Batini to the silver medal. [4] In the team event, the “Dream Team” formed by Di Francisca, Errigo, Valentina Vezzali and Batini were largely given favourites, having won gold in every World Cup of the season. They cruised to the final and met Russia, who kept them at bay for the first six relays. In her last leg, Batini prevailed 7–4, giving Italy the lead for the first time in the match. A 10-hit rally by Di Francisca in the last bout allowed Italy to retain the European title. [5]

Batini obtained in 2014 a master's degree in engineering management from the University of Pisa. [6] Her sister Camilla is an épée fencer.

Medal record

Olympic Games

YearLocationEventPosition
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Foil3rd [7]

World Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan, Russia Individual Women's Foil2nd [8]
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan, Russia Team Women's Foil1st [9]
2015 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia Team Women's Foil1st [10]
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Women's Foil2nd [11]
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Foil1st [12]

European Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2014 Flag of France.svg Strasbourg, France Individual Women's Foil2nd [13]
2015 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Foil1st [14]
2016 Flag of Poland.svg Toruń, Poland Team Women's Foil2nd [15]
2017 Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Foil1st [16]

Grand Prix

DateLocationEventPosition
2014-04-26 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Foil3rd [17]
2016-06-03 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China Individual Women's Foil3rd [18]
2017-05-19 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China Individual Women's Foil1st [19]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2014-03-14 Flag of Germany.svg Tauberbischofsheim, Germany Individual Women's Foil1st [20]
2015-10-16 Flag of Mexico.svg Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil3rd [21]
2016-01-15 Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland Individual Women's Foil3rd [22]
2016-02-05 Flag of Algeria.svg Algier, Algeria Individual Women's Foil2nd [23]
2016-10-14 Flag of Mexico.svg Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil3rd [24]
2017-10-13 Flag of Mexico.svg Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil3rd [25]
2018-11-23 Flag of Algeria.svg Algier, Algeria Individual Women's Foil3rd [26]
2019-12-13 Flag of France.svg Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Foil2nd [27]
2022-04-15 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade, Serbia Individual Women's Foil3rd [28]

References

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  3. Gabriele Lippi (29 May 2014). "Nel segno della B". Pianeta Scherma.
  4. Pisa Today, ed. (16 June 2014). "Martina Batini argento ai Campionati Europei di scherma "Scherma: la pisana Batini è vicecampionessa europea"".
  5. Marisa Poli (14 June 2014). "Bis d'oro per Dream Team e sciabola". Gazzetto di Sport.
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