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'''Irene Vecchi''' (10 June 1989,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/irene-vecchi|title=Irene VECCHI - Olympic Fencing {{!}} Italy|date=2016-11-20|work=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en}}</ref> [[Livorno]]) is an Italian [[sabre]] [[Fencing|fencer]]. She earned a [[bronze medal]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/August/13/US-Womens-Saber-Fencing-Team-Wins-Bronze|title=U.S. Women’s Saber Fencing Team Wins Bronze|work=Team USA|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en}}</ref> in the [[2013 World Fencing Championships|2013 World Championships]] and [[2017 World Fencing Championships|2017 World Championships]], an individual bronze at the [[2013 European Fencing Championships|2013 European Championships]] and won the team [[gold medal]] at the [[2011 European Fencing Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/17-07-2011/italy-it-s-raining-gold-sheffield-802072236025.shtml |title=La Gazetta dello Sport |access-date=2012-06-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218105240/http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/17-07-2011/italy-it-s-raining-gold-sheffield-802072236025.shtml |archive-date=2013-02-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/fencers/Irene-VECCHI-12507/|title=Fencer - VECCHI Irene - ITALY - FIE - International Fencing Federation|website=fie.org|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> She has twice competed for Italy at the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]], in the women's sabre individual in [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016]] and in the women's team sabre in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/irene-vecchi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001352/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/irene-vecchi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Irene Vecchi Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Irene+Vecchi/Fencing+Olympics+Day+3/NyvBIwZxjoy|title=Irene Vecchi Photos Photos: Fencing - Olympics: Day 3|work=Zimbio|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en}}</ref>
'''Irene Vecchi''' (10 June 1989,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/irene-vecchi|title=Irene VECCHI - Olympic Fencing {{!}} Italy|date=2016-11-20|work=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en}}</ref> [[Livorno]]) is an Italian [[sabre]] [[Fencing|fencer]]. She earned a [[bronze medal]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/August/13/US-Womens-Saber-Fencing-Team-Wins-Bronze|title=U.S. Women’s Saber Fencing Team Wins Bronze|work=Team USA|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en}}</ref> in the [[2013 World Fencing Championships|2013 World Championships]] and [[2017 World Fencing Championships|2017 World Championships]], an individual bronze at the [[2013 European Fencing Championships|2013 European Championships]] and won the team [[gold medal]] at the [[2011 European Fencing Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/17-07-2011/italy-it-s-raining-gold-sheffield-802072236025.shtml |title=La Gazetta dello Sport |access-date=2012-06-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218105240/http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/17-07-2011/italy-it-s-raining-gold-sheffield-802072236025.shtml |archive-date=2013-02-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/fencers/Irene-VECCHI-12507/|title=Fencer - VECCHI Irene - ITALY - FIE - International Fencing Federation|website=fie.org|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> She has twice competed for Italy at the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]], in the women's sabre individual in [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016]] and in the women's team sabre in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/irene-vecchi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001352/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/irene-vecchi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Irene Vecchi Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Irene+Vecchi/Fencing+Olympics+Day+3/NyvBIwZxjoy|title=Irene Vecchi Photos Photos: Fencing - Olympics: Day 3|work=Zimbio|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en}}</ref> She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in [[Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's sabre|Sabre]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fencing VECCHI Irene - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1312478-vecchi-irene.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-22|website=..|language=en-us}}</ref>


== Life ==
Vecchi has a degree in [[political science]] from the [[University of Pisa]], and works as a [[police officer]].<ref name=":0" /> She began to fence at the age of eight; her mother worked at a fencing hall and enrolled her.<ref name=":0" />
Vecchi has a degree in [[political science]] from the [[University of Pisa]], and works as a [[police officer]].<ref name=":0" /> She began to fence at the age of eight; her mother worked at a fencing hall and enrolled her.<ref name=":0" />


Revision as of 18:51, 22 September 2021

Irene Vecchi
Vecchi at the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Born (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35)
Livorno
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
ClubGS Fiamme Gialle
Head coachNicola Zanotti
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Leipzig Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Leipzig Sabre
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sheffield Team Sabre
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tbilisi Team Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Plovdiv Team Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Leipzig Team Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Legnano Team Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zagreb Sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Zagreb Team 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] 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. ^ "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". Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  4. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. ^ "Irene Vecchi Photos Photos: Fencing - Olympics: Day 3". Zimbio. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  7. ^ "Fencing VECCHI Irene - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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