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Arianna Errigo

Arianna Errigo
Arianna Errigo podium 2013 Fencing WCH FFS-IN t204404.jpg
Personal information
Born (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 28)
Monza, Italy
Weapon(s) Foil
Hand left-handed
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Club CS Carabinieri
FIE Ranking current ranking

Arianna Errigo (born 6 June 1988) is an Italian foil fencer. She won a silver in women's individual foil and a gold in the women's team foil at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In the women's individual foil at the 2012 Summer Olympics she denied Valentina Vezzali of her fourth successive gold medal in the competition by defeating her 15–12 in the semi-finals. She went on to win the silver medal in the event, losing in extra time to Elisa Di Francisca.

At the 2013 and 2014 World Championships, Errigo won 2 consecutive gold medals in the individual event.

 Italy: Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Italian for: Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic), 5 June 2013.


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