Irene_Vecchi

Irene Vecchi

Irene Vecchi

Italian fencer

Irene Vecchi (10 June 1989,[1] Livorno) is an Italian sabre fencer. She earned a bronze medal[2] in the 2013 World Championships and 2017 World Championships, an individual bronze at the 2013 European Championships and won the team gold medal at the 2011 European Fencing Championships.[3][4]

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She has twice competed for Italy at the Olympics, in the women's sabre individual in 2012 and 2016 and in the women's team sabre in 2016.[5][6] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Sabre[7]

Life

Vecchi has a degree in political science from the University of Pisa, and works as a police officer.[4] She began to fence at the age of eight; her mother worked at a fencing hall and enrolled her.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Irene VECCHI - Olympic Fencing | Italy". International Olympic Committee. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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    "U.S. Women's Saber Fencing Team Wins Bronze". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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    "La Gazetta dello Sport". Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
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    "Fencer - VECCHI Irene - ITALY - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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    "Irene Vecchi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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    "Irene Vecchi Photos Photos: Fencing - Olympics: Day 3". Zimbio. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  7. [7]
    "Fencing VECCHI Irene". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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