Valentina Vezzali

About

Italian fencer who won six gold medals in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympics, in addition to a silver and two bronzes.

Before Fame

She won her first medal in International Competition at the 1995 World Fencing Championships.

Trivia

She was the first fencer in Olympic history to win three Individual Foil gold medals at three consecutive Olympics.

Family Life

She married Italian soccer player Domenico Giugliano. She has two sons named Pietro and Andrea.

Associated With

She won gold at the 2008 Olympics, where swimmer Michael Phelps won an amazing eight gold medals.