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Elisa Di Francisca: World Most Accomplished Women Fencer
Elisa
Di Francisca was born on 13th December 1982 in Jesi. She is an Italian foil
fencer. She won the individual gold medal in the Senior World Championships in
2010 and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in July 2012.
Di Francisca won the silver medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World
Fencing Championships 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 and the bronze medal at the 2010 European
Fencing Championships. In July 2012 she won the gold medal in the individual
foil event in the 2012 London Olympics and then followed it up with a gold in
the team foil event, with her fellow silver and bronze medalists from the
individual event.
Her achievements
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
3. World Championships 2013 Hungary Hungary Budapest Senior Women`s Foil
2012/2013
1. World Championships 2013 Hungary Hungary Budapest Senior Women`s Foil Team
2012/2013
2. World Championships 2011 Italy Italy Catania Senior Women`s Foil 2010/2011
2. World Championships 2011 Italy Italy Catania Senior Women`s Foil Team
2010/2011
1. World Championships 2010 France France Paris Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
1. World Championships 2010 France France Paris Senior Women`s Foil Team
2009/2010
3. World Championships 2009 Turkey Turkey Antalya Senior Women`s Foil 2008/2009
1. World Championships 2009 Turkey Turkey Antalya Senior Women`s Foil Team
2008/2009
7. World Championships 2006 Italy Italy Turin Senior Women`s Foil 2005/2006
2. World Championships 2006 Italy Italy Turin Senior Women`s Foil Team 2005/2006
5. World Championships 2005 Germany Germany Leipzig Senior Women`s Foil
2004/2005
7. World Championships 2005 Germany Germany Leipzig Senior Women`s Foil Team
2004/2005
1. World Championships 2004 United States of America United States of America
New York Senior Women`s Foil Team 2003/2004
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
5. European Championships 2012 Italy Italy Legnano Senior Women`s Foil 2011/2012
1. European Championships 2012 Italy Italy Legnano Senior Women`s Foil Team
2011/2012
1. European Championships 2011 United Kingdom United Kingdom Sheffield Senior
Women`s Foil 2010/2011
3. European Championships 2010 Germany Germany Leipzig Senior Women`s Foil
2009/2010
1. European Championships 2010 Germany Germany Leipzig Senior Women`s Foil Team
2009/2010
13. European Championships 2009 Bulgaria Bulgaria Plovdiv Senior Women`s Foil
2008/2009
1. European Championships 2009 Bulgaria Bulgaria Plovdiv Senior Women`s Foil
Team 2008/2009
2. European Championships 2006 Turkey Turkey Izmir Senior Women`s Foil 2005/2006
5. European Championships 2006 Turkey Turkey Izmir Senior Women`s Foil Team
2005/2006
5. European Championships 2004 Denmark Denmark Copenhagen Senior Women`s Foil
2003/2004
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
29. World Championships Cadets/Juniors 2001 Poland Poland Gdansk Junior Women`s
Foil 2000/2001
7. World Championships Cadets/Juniors 2001 Poland Poland Gdansk Junior Women`s
Foil Team 2000/2001
28. World Championships Cadets/Juniors 2000 United States of America United
States of America South Bend Junior Women`s Foil 1999/2000
5. World Championships Cadets/Juniors 2000 United States of America United
States of America South Bend Junior Women`s Foil Team 1999/2000
CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
27. World Championships Cadets/Juniors 1998 Venezuela Venezuela Valence Cadet
Women`s Foil 1997/1998
GRAND PRIX
3. The Artus Court PKQ BP Poland Poland Gdansk Senior Women`s Foil 2012/2013
17. Grand Prix France France Marseille Senior Women`s Foil 2012/2013
3. The Artus Court PKQ BP Poland Poland Gdansk Senior Women`s Foil 2011/2012
9. SK Troph�e Korea Korea Seoul Senior Women`s Foil 2011/2012
9. Grand Prix France France Marseille Senior Women`s Foil 2011/2012
1. SK Troph�e Korea Korea Seoul Senior Women`s Foil 2010/2011
2. The Artus Court PKQ BP Poland Poland Gdansk Senior Women`s Foil 2010/2011
1. Challenge Jeanty France France Marseille Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
3. The Artus Court PKQ BP Poland Poland Gdansk Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
10. SK Troph�e Korea Korea Seoul Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
17. Grand Prix Cuba Cuba Havanna Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
7. Challenge Jeanty France France Marseille Senior Women`s Foil 2008/2009
8. The Artus Court PKQ BP Poland Poland Gdansk Senior Women`s Foil 2008/2009
21. SK Troph�e Korea Korea Seoul Senior Women`s Foil 2008/2009
59. Fleuret de St. Petersbourg Russia Russia St. Petersburg Senior Women`s Foil
2008/2009
15. Fleuret de St. Petersbourg Russia Russia St. Petersburg Senior Women`s Foil
2007/2008
41. Grand Prix Cuba Cuba Havanna Senior Women`s Foil 2007/2008
18. SK Troph�e Korea Korea Seoul Senior Women`s Foil 2006/2007
WORLD CUP
2. Reinhold-W�rth-Cup Germany Germany Tauberbischofsheim Senior Women`s Foil
2012/2013
5. World-Cup China China Shanghai Senior Women`s Foil 2012/2013
6. Fleuret de St. Petersbourg Russia Russia St. Petersburg Senior Women`s Foil
2012/2013
17. Eximbank Hungary Hungary Budapest Senior Women`s Foil 2012/2013
33. Troph�e Lancia Italy Italy Turin Senior Women`s Foil 2012/2013
1. Reinhold-W�rth-Cup Germany Germany Tauberbischofsheim Senior Women`s Foil
2011/2012
1. Fleuret de St. Petersbourg Russia Russia St. Petersburg Senior Women`s Foil
2011/2012
5. World-Cup China China Shanghai Senior Women`s Foil 2011/2012
17. Cup Eximbank Hungary Hungary Budapest Senior Women`s Foil 2011/2012
17. Troph�e Lancia Italy Italy Turin Senior Women`s Foil 2011/2012
1. Reinhold-W�rth-Cup Germany Germany Tauberbischofsheim Senior Women`s Foil
2010/2011
3. Fleuret de St. Petersbourg Russia Russia St. Petersburg Senior Women`s Foil
2010/2011
3. World-Cup China China Shanghai Senior Women`s Foil 2010/2011
3. Troph�e Lancia Italy Italy Turin Senior Women`s Foil 2010/2011
5. Cup Eximbank Hungary Hungary Budapest Senior Women`s Foil 2010/2011
2. World Cup China China Shanghai Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
2. Coupe du Monde Egypt Egypt Sharm El Sheikh Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
3. Troph�e Lancia Italy Italy Turin Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
3. World Cup Austria Austria Salzburg Senior Women`s Foil 2009/2010
3. Weltcup United States of America United States of America Dallas Senior
Women`s Foil 2008/2009
6. Pokal der Sparkasse Leipzig Germany Germany Leipzig Senior Women`s Foil
2008/2009
7. World Cup China China Shanghai Senior Women`s Foil 2008/2009
18. Troph�e Lancia Italy Italy Turin Senior Women`s Foil 2008/2009
6. WC Coupe Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires Senior Women`s Foil
2007/2008
19. World Cup Austria Austria Salzburg Senior Women`s Foil 2007/2008
35. Cup Eximbank Hungary Hungary Budapest Senior Women`s Foil 2007/2008
56. The Artus Court PKQ BP Poland Poland Gdansk Senior Women`s Foil 2007/2008
TEAM WORLD CUP
1. Reinhold-W�rth-Cup Germany Germany Tauberbischofsheim Senior Women`s Foil
Team 2012/2013
1. Reinhold-W�rth-Cup Germany Germany Tauberbischofsheim Senior Women`s Foil
Team 2011/2012
2. Reinhold-W�rth-Cup Germany Germany Tauberbischofsheim Senior Women`s Foil
Team 2010/2011
Elisa Di Francisca claims Olympic fencing gold at London 2012
Italy's Elisa Di Francisca won the individual foil Olympic gold at the ExCel
Centre after defeating compatriot Arianna Errigo in extra time. The pair were
level at 11-11 before Di Francisca scored the vital point early into the extra
minute to seal victory. Earlier three-time Olympic champion Valentina Vezzali
needed extra time to beat Korean Nam Hyun-hee for bronze.
It meant Italy completed a clean sweep in the fencing, winning all three medals
on Saturday. Vezzali was the reigning Olympic champion and was hoping to become
the first woman to win four consecutive individual gold medals, but was beaten
by compatriot Errigo. Britain's first three fencers in action were unable to
make it into the last 16.
Polish-born Natalia Sheppard and Londoner Sophie Troiano had to fight each other
in the first round, but after winning a tense clash 12-9 Sheppard was then
crushed 15-5 by France's world number six Corinne Maitrejean. Anna Bentley lost
in sudden death to Canadian Monica Peterson.
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Dated 20 November 2013
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