(1974-02-14) 14 February 1974 (age 50) Iesi, Marche, Italy
Political party
Civic Choice (2013–17) Independent (2017–22) Forza Italia (2022–present)
Spouse
Domenico Giugliano
Children
2
Profession
Agent of the Polizia di Stato[1]
Fencing career
Full name
Maria Valentina Vezzali[1]
Nickname(s)
Cobra
Height
1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight
53 kg (117 lb)
Country
Italy
Sport
Fencing
Weapon
Foil
Hand
right-handed
National coach
Andrea Cipressa
Club
G.S. Fiamme Oro
FIE ranking
rankings
Medal record
Representing Italy
Women's fencing
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
6
1
2
World Championships
16
6
4
European Championships
13
4
3
Universiade
5
3
0
Mediterranean Games
2
0
0
Total (65)
42
14
9
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Foil team
2000 Sydney
Foil individual
2000 Sydney
Foil team
2004 Athens
Foil individual
2008 Beijing
Foil individual
2012 London
Foil team
1996 Atlanta
Foil individual
2008 Beijing
Foil team
2012 London
Foil individual
World Championships
1995 The Hague
Foil team
1997 Cape Town
Foil team
1998 Le Chaux-de-Fonds
Foil team
1999 Seoul
Foil individual
2001 Nimes
Foil individual
2001 Nimes
Foil team
2003 Havana
Foil individual
2004 New York
Foil team
2005 Leipzig
Foil individual
2007 St. Petersburg
Foil individual
2009 Antalya
Foil team
2010 Paris
Foil team
2011 Catania
Foil individual
2013 Budapest
Foil team
2014 Kazan
Foil team
2015 Moscow
Foil team
1994 Athens
Foil individual
1994 Athens
Foil team
2006 Turin
Foil individual
2006 Turin
Foil team
2011 Catania
Foil team
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Foil team
1995 The Hague
Foil individual
1998 Le Chaux-de-Fonds
Foil individual
2010 Paris
Foil individual
2014 Kazan
Foil individual
European Championships
13
(5 individual)
4
(3 individual)
3
(2 individual)
Universiade
5
(4 individual)
3
(0 individual)
0
(0 individual)
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis
Foil individual
2009 Pescara
Foil individual
Maria Valentina Vezzali (Italian pronunciation:[valenˈtiːnavetˈtsaːli]; born 14 February 1974)[1] is an Italian politician and retired Olympic and World Champion foil fencer. As a fencer, Vezzali won six Olympic gold medals and was a 16-time World Champion in foil.[2][3] She is one of only five athletes in the history of the Summer Olympic Games to have won five medals in the same individual event.
In 2013, Vezzali became a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies as part of the Civic Choice party. In 2021, she became Italy's cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports.
^ abcde"Profile of Valentina Vezzali". The official website of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
^"Olympics Statistics: Valentina Vezzali". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^"Valentina Vezzali Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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