Margherita Granbassi

Margherita Granbassi
Personal information
Born (1979-09-01) 1 September 1979 (age 45)
Trieste, Italy
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Foil
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team foil
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 New York Team foil
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Foil
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2007 St-Peterburg Foil
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 İzmir Foil

Margherita Granbassi (Italian pronunciation: [marɡeˈriːta ɡramˈbassi]; born 1 September 1979 in Trieste) is an Italian foil fencer.

Granbassi won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating her compatriot Valentina Vezzali 7–6 in the final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with teammates Vezzali, Elisa Di Francisca and Giovanna Trillini. She took the bronze medal on August 11, 2008, at the Beijing Olympics defeating her teammate Giovanna Trillini 15–12.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Margherita Granbassi". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. ^ "Margherita Granbassi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-05.