Giovanna Trillini

Giovanna Trillini (born 17 May 1970 in Iesi) is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion (3 times in the team event, 1 time individual) and she won an additional silver and two bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions.[1][2]

Giovanna Trillini
Giovanna Trillini in 2015
Personal information
Born (1970-05-17) 17 May 1970
Iesi, Italy
NationalityItalian
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportFencing
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
ClubG.S. Forestale/CS Jesi

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
  • Foil individual (1992) and Foil team (1992, 1996, 2000)
  • Foil individual (2004)
  • Foil individual (1996, 2000) and Foil team (2008)
World Championships
  • Foil individual (1991, 1997) and Foil team (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004)
  • Foil individual (1990, 1995) and Foil team (1986, 1994, 2006)
  • Foil individual (1989, 1998, 2006, 2007) and Foil team (1987)
European Championships
  • Foil team (1999, 2000)
  • Foil individual (2001)
  • Foil individual (1994) and Foil team (1998, 2007)
Fencing World Cup
  • Foil (1991, 1994, 1995, 1998)

Honours and awards

 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 2011-12-26.
  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.
Awards
Preceded by
Annarita Sidoti		 Italian Sportswoman of the Year
1991-1992		 Succeeded by
Stefania Belmondo
Summer Olympics
Preceded by
Giuseppe Abbagnale		 Flag bearer for Italy
1996 Atlanta		 Succeeded by
Carlton Myers
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