Elisa Di Francisca

Elisa Di Francisca
Personal information
Full nameVeronica Rossella Elisa Di Francisca
Born (1982-12-13) 13 December 1982 (age 41)
Jesi, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandRight-handed
National coachAndrea Cipressa
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Head coachGiovanna Trillini
Former coachStefano Cerioni
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 7 5 3
European Championships 13 2 3
World Cup (ind.) 9 10 10
Total 31 18 16
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual foil
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 New York Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2009 Antalya Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2011 Catania Individual foil
Silver medal – second place 2011 Catania Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Antalya Individual foil
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest Individual foil
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Individual foil
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zalaegerszeg Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2009 Plovdiv Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2010 Leipzig Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sheffield Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sheffield Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2012 Legnano Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zagreb Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zagreb Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2014 Strasbourg Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2014 Strasbourg Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montreux Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montreux Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2019 Düsseldorf Individual foil
Silver medal – second place 2006 İzmir Individual foil
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toruń Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Copenhagen Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Leipzig Individual foil
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf Team foil

Elisa Di Francisca (Italian pronunciation: [eˈliza di franˈtʃiska]; born 13 December 1982) is an Italian former foil fencer, Olympic champion in 2012, World champion in 2010 and three-time European champion. She won the 2010–11 World Cup series and has seven World Cup victories to her name. With the Italian team, she was Olympic champion in 2012, five-time World champion and seven-time European champion.