Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Terni, ITA |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
CS Aeronautica Militare [ITA] / Circolo Scherma Terni [ITA]: |
| Handedness |
Left |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Armed Forces Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Italian |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"An excellent definition of fencing is 'playing chess with muscles', because the mental and tactical aspects are very important. But the first thing I recommend is to have fun on the platform." (clubschermaosimo.com, 05 Apr 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
In January 2019 she received the Bronze Medal of Athletic Valour from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI] in recognition of her achievements in fencing. (Facebook profile, 28 Jan 2019) |
| Hobbies |
Skydiving, Latin dancing, music. (ilmessaggero.it, 25 Jul 2017) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver in individual foil at the 2016 World Cup event in Cancun, Mexico. "In addition, my victory at the Italian U23 championship in my hometown Foligno, in front of all my loved ones." (ternitoday.it, 06 Mar 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"My first sport was figure skating, which I started because of my parents at two and a half years old, but I didn't like it and I asked my parents to change sport. Fencing was love at first sight for me, and I still remember the sensations I felt on my first day in the gym." |
| Name of coach |
Filippo Romagnoli |
| Training Regime |
She has two sessions per day, including work in the gym. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up fencing at age six. |
General Interest |
| Other information |
EDUCATION AND FUTURE PLANS
After graduating with a degree in political science, she undertook a postgraduate course in international relations at Niccolo Cusano University in Italy. She hopes to utilise her studies in her career once she retires from competition. "I would like to be an ambassador, to work in international relations." (clubschermaosimo.com, 05 Apr 2016; Instagram profile, 25 Feb 2020) |
