Giovanna Trillini

Giovanna Trillini
Giovanna Trillini in 2015
Personal information
Born (1970-05-17) 17 May 1970 (age 54)
Jesi, Italy
NationalityItalian
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
ClubG.S. Forestale/CS Jesi
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 4 (1 individual)
Silver medal – second place 1 (1 individual)
Bronze medal – third place 3 (2 individual)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 9 (2 individual)
Silver medal – second place 5 (2 individual)
Bronze medal – third place 5 (4 individual)
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2 (0 individual)
Silver medal – second place 1 (1 individual)
Bronze medal – third place 3 (1 individual)
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1 (1 individual)
Silver medal – second place 2 (2 individual)
Bronze medal – third place 0 (0 individual)
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1 (1 individual)
Silver medal – second place 0 (0 individual)
Bronze medal – third place 2 (2 individual)

Giovanna Trillini (born 17 May 1970 in Jesi) is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion (3 times in the team event, 1 time individual) and won an additional silver and two bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions.[1][2]

Biography

She has two brothers, Ezio and Roberto, who were both fencers. In 2001, she got her degree in Sport Science at the University of Urbino.[3]
Trillini won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15–8 to Margherita Granbassi in the semi-final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with her teammates Elisa Di Francisca, Margherita Granbassi and Valentina Vezzali.

In 1998 she married Giovanni Battista Rotella. They have two children: Claudia, born on 12 September 2005[4][5][6] and Giovanni, born on 1 August 2009.[7][8]

Achievements

Olympic Games
  • Foil individual (1992) and Foil team (1992, 1996, 2000)
  • Foil individual (2004)
  • Foil individual (1996, 2000) and Foil team (2008)
World Championships
  • Foil individual (1991, 1997) and Foil team (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004)
  • Foil individual (1990, 1995) and Foil team (1986, 1994, 2006)
  • Foil individual (1989, 1998, 2006, 2007) and Foil team (1987)
European Championships
  • Foil team (1999, 2000)
  • Foil individual (2001)
  • Foil individual (1994) and Foil team (1998, 2007)
Mediterranean Games
  • Foil individual (1997)[9]
  • Foil individual (1991, 1993)[9]
Fencing World Cup
  • Foil (1991, 1994, 1995, 1998)

Honours and awards

 Italy: Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Italian for: Grand Officer Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ), 1 September 2008

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Giovanna Trillini". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Giovanna Trillini". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  3. ^ "La Biografia" [Biography]. Giovanna Trillini Official Web site (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ^ "UN FIOCCO ROSA TRA LE MEDAGLIE D'ORO". Giovanna Trillini Official Web site (in Italian). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ^ "SCHERMA, GIOVANNA TRILLINI MAMMA: E' NATA CLAUDIA" [Fencing, Giovanna Trillini is a mom]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 13 September 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ^ "GIOVANNA TRILLINI E' DIVENTATA MAMMA: E' NATA CLAUDIA" [Giovanna Trillini is a mom]. Federazione Italiana Scherma (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Scherma: nato figlio Trillini" [Fencing, born Trillini's son]. Tuttosport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. ^ Vito Graffeo (1 August 2009). "La Trillini è mamma" [Trillini is a mom]. Sportlive (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Olympedia – Giovanna Trillini". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
Awards
Preceded by Italian Sportswoman of the Year
1991-1992 		Succeeded by
Summer Olympics
Preceded by Italy Flag bearer for Italy
1996 Atlanta 		Succeeded by