Elisa Di Francisca
Encyclopedia
Elisa Di Francisca (born 13 December 1982 in Jesi
) is an Italian
foil
fencer
, she's individual foil world champion, won the gold medal in 2010.
after losing to Russia in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Margherita Granbassi
, Giovanna Trillini
and Valentina Vezzali
. She also won the silver medal in the individual foil event at the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship
. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Fencing Championships
in the individual foil event.
Jesi
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) is an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, she's individual foil world champion, won the gold medal in 2010.
Career
Di Francisca won the silver medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships2006 World Fencing Championships
The 2006 World Fencing Championships were held at the Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy. The event took place from September 29 to October 7, 2006.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...
after losing to Russia in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Margherita Granbassi
Margherita Granbassi
Margherita Granbassi is an Italian foil fencer.Granbassi won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Valentina Vezzali 7-6 in the final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with her team mates Elisa Di Francisca,...
, Giovanna Trillini
Giovanna Trillini
Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and 3 bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions....
and Valentina Vezzali
Valentina Vezzali
Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:...
. She also won the silver medal in the individual foil event at the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship
2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship
The 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship was held in İzmir, Turkey, between 4 July and 9 July 2006. The event, sanctioned by the European Fencing Confederation , was organized by the Turkish Fencing Federation ....
. She won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Fencing Championships
2010 European Fencing Championships
The 2010 European Fencing Championships was the 23rd edition and was being held in Leipzig, Germany. The event took place from July 17–22, 2010.-Schedule:...
in the individual foil event.