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VARDARO Elisa

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Age35
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Personal Information

Residence Terni, ITA

Occupation Armed Forces Athlete

Languages English, Italian

License number 27111988000

Club

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
World Cup-1-1
Cancun (MEXICO), 2016-10-14
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Copenhague (DENMARK), 2012-03-25

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? She took up fencing at age six.

Why this sport? "My first sport was figure skating, which I started because of my parents at two and a half years old, but I didn't like it and I asked my parents to change sport. Fencing was love at first sight for me, and I still remember the sensations I felt on my first day in the gym."

Club / Team CS Aeronautica Militare [ITA] / Circolo Scherma Terni [ITA]:

Name of coach Filippo Romagnoli

Training Regime She has two sessions per day, including work in the gym.

Handedness Left

General Interest

Hobbies Skydiving, Latin dancing, music. (ilmessaggero.it, 25 Jul 2017)

Memorable sporting achievement Winning silver in individual foil at the 2016 World Cup event in Cancun, Mexico. "In addition, my victory at the Italian U23 championship in my hometown Foligno, in front of all my loved ones." (ternitoday.it, 06 Mar 2021)

Sporting philosophy / motto "An excellent definition of fencing is 'playing chess with muscles', because the mental and tactical aspects are very important. But the first thing I recommend is to have fun on the platform." (clubschermaosimo.com, 05 Apr 2016)

Awards and honours In January 2019 she received the Bronze Medal of Athletic Valour from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI] in recognition of her achievements in fencing. (Facebook profile, 28 Jan 2019)

Other information EDUCATION AND FUTURE PLANS
After graduating with a degree in political science, she undertook a postgraduate course in international relations at Niccolo Cusano University in Italy. She hopes to utilise her studies in her career once she retires from competition. "I would like to be an ambassador, to work in international relations." (clubschermaosimo.com, 05 Apr 2016; Instagram profile, 25 Feb 2020)

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