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GULOTTA Loreta
NOC Italy   
GenderWomen
Born 08 May 1987
Height1.74 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Rome, ITA
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team GS Fiamme Gialle: Italy
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age seven in Castelvetrano, Italy.
International Debut
Year 2003
Competing for Italy
Further Personal Information
Occupation Police Athlete
Languages Italian
General Interest
Hero / Idol Italian fencer Giovanna Trillini. (primapaginacastelvetrano.it, 23 Aug 2018)
Hobbies Playing volleyball. (snapitaly.it, 06 Nov 2017)
Injuries She required surgery on a ligament in her wrist in May 2019. (oasport.it, 16 May 2019)

She sustained a muscle injury in November 2018 and was out of action for two months. (oasport.it, 16 May 2019)
Famous relatives Her brothers Giuseppe and Alessandro have played professional handball in the first tier of the Italian championship. Another brother, Francesco, has played professional volleyball in the second tier of the Italian championship. (castelvetranoselinunte.it, 27 Jul 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She was given the chance to try the sport at her school. "It was love at first sight. I was a very shy girl and wearing a mask helped me to be more confident, stronger."
General Interest
Most influential person in career Her first coach Ninni Signorello. (#CondividereTV YouTube channel, 13 Feb 2018; castelvetranoselinunte.it, 27 Jul 2017)
Ambitions To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (#CondividereTV YouTube channel, 13 Feb 2018)
Awards and honours In 2017 she received the Gold Necklace for Sporting Merit [Collare d'oro al merito sportivo], the highest award presented by the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI]. (corrieredisciacca.it, 31 Oct 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto "I love combat. This sport fascinates me, it has noble origins and it has a charm that only fencers can understand. Under the mask you feel your own breath, your own stress, and every day you have new rivals to beat. The most amazing thing is that you realise that you are working for yourself, that the hardest rival to beat is yourself." (snapitaly.it, 06 Nov 2017)
Other information FUTURE PLANS
She hopes to open a fencing hall in her hometown of Castelvetrano, Italy, to encourage young people to get involved in the sport. (#CondividereTV YouTube channel, 13 Feb 2018)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 4 Team Sabre Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 Quarterfinal Individual Sabre Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Championships
2018 4 Team Sabre Wuxi, China
2017 1 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany
European Championships
2018 4 Team Sabre Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 1 Team Sabre Tbilisi, Georgia
2017 Quarterfinal Individual Sabre Tbilisi, Georgia
2008 6 Team Sabre Kiev, Ukraine
2006 5 Team Sabre Izmir, Turkey