Elisa Di Francisca is a former Italian foil fencer, born on 13 December 1982 in Jesi in the Marche region, where she trained at the Club Scherma Jesi under maestro Ezio Triccoli. She won the individual foil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, beating her compatriot Arianna Errigo in extra time, and was also Olympic team champion that year with the Italian squad. She was world champion in 2010, three-time European champion and winner of the 2010 to 2011 World Cup series, with seven World Cup victories. Outside the sport she won the Italian television show Ballando con le stelle in 2013 and campaigns against violence towards women.
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is an Italian former foil fencer
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Olympic champion in 2012
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With the Italian team, she was Olympic champion in 2012
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