Irene Vecchi

Irene Vecchi
Personal information
Country represented Italy
Born (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989
Livorno
Weapon(s) Sabre
Hand right-handed
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Club GS Fiamme Gialle
Head coach(es) Nicola Zanotti
FIE ranking current ranking
Medal record
World Championships
2017 LeipzigTeam
2013 BudapestSabre
2017 LeipzigSabre
European Championships
2011 SheffieldTeam Sabre
2017 TbilisiTeam Sabre
2009 PlovdivTeam Sabre
2010 LeipzigTeam Sabre
2012 LegnanoTeam Sabre
2013 ZagrebSabre
2013 ZagrebTeam Sabre

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] 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]

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. ↑ "Irene VECCHI - Olympic Fencing | Italy". International Olympic Committee. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Women's Saber Fencing Team Wins Bronze". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. ↑ La Gazetta dello Sport
  4. 1 2 3 "Fencer - VECCHI Irene - ITALY - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Irene Vecchi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Irene Vecchi Photos Photos: Fencing - Olympics: Day 3". Zimbio. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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