Valentina Vezzali

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Medal record
Competitor for Italy
Women's Fencing
Olympic Games
Gold	Atlanta 1996	Foil Team
Gold	Sydney 2000	Foil Individual
Gold	Sydney 2000	Foil Team
Gold	Athens 2004	Foil Individual
Silver	Atlanta 1996	Foil Individual

Maria Valentina Vezzali (born February 14, 1974 in Jesi) is an Italian fencer who has won four Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.

She also won ten gold medals at the World Fencing Championships, five in indivudual competitions (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) and other five in team competitions (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004), plus four silver medals (two individual, 1994 and 2006, and two with Italian team, in the same years) and two bronze medals (individual, 1995 and 1998).

In European championships, she won five gold medals (individual: 1998, 1999, 2001; team: 1999, 2001), three silver medals (individual: 2003, 2007; team: 2007), two bronze medals (individual: 1993; team: 1998).

In 2006 she published her autobiography, A volto scoperto ("With uncovered face"), written with Caterina Luchetti.

She married Italian soccer player Domenico Giugliano and has a son.