Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
GS Fiamme Gialle [ITA] / Frascati Scherma [ITA]: |
Why this sport? |
She was encouraged to try the sport by her father, who competed in modern pentathlon. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Stefano Simoncelli. (sportfriends.it, 15 Apr 2013) |
Hero / Idol |
Italian fencer Valentina Vezzali. (allsportsacademy.wordpress.com, 24 Jan 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age five. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Police Athlete |
Languages |
Italian |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She received the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI] Lazio Award, as the Best Female Athlete of the Lazio region in 2017. (sport.ilmessaggero.it, 01 Apr 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in team foil at the 2017 World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. (ilfaroonline.it, 04 Apr 2020) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"When I realise that I have improved even in a small thing I am really happy, because fencing is power but also discipline and elegance, and the closer I get to these characteristics the happier I am with my path." (frascatischerma.it, 01 Sep 2019) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (coni.it, 03 May 2023) |