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Martina Batini

Martina Batini (born 17 April 1989) is an Italian right-handed foil fencer, two-time team European champion, three-time team world champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

Martina Batini
Batini at the 2014 European Fencing Championships
Personal information
Born (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 35)
Pisa, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubG.S. Forestale
Head coachSimone Piccini
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Strasbourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montreux Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tbilisi Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Plovdiv Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toruń Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Strasbourg Individual

Career

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Batini first competed both in foil and épée as a child, then specialized in foil. She won in 2006 the gold medal both in the Cadets Italian National Championships and the Cadets World Championships at Taebaek City. In 2008, she became Junior European Champion at Amsterdam. The year after, she won the U23 European Championship in Debrecen and took the third place at the Junior World Championships in Belfast.

Amongst seniors, she made her breakthrough during the 2013–14 season. She took her first World Cup with a gold medal in Tauberbischofsheim after defeating reigning World champion Arianna Errigo and reigning Olympic champion Elisa Di Francisca.[2] A week later she won the National Italian Championships in Acireale.[3] She also took a bronze medal at the SK Trophée in Seoul. In the 2014 European Championships in Strasbourg, she met Di Francisca in the final. Batini took a 5–1 lead, but Di Francisca scored 14 hits in a row, dooming Batini to the silver medal.[4] In the team event, the “Dream Team” formed by Di Francisca, Errigo, Valentina Vezzali and Batini were largely given favourites, having won gold in every World Cup of the season. They cruised to the final and met Russia, who kept them at bay for the first six relays. In her last leg, Batini prevailed 7–4, giving Italy the lead for the first time in the match. A 10-hit rally by Di Francisca in the last bout allowed Italy to retain the European title.[5]

Batini obtained in 2014 a master's degree in engineering management from the University of Pisa.[6] Her sister Camilla is an épée fencer.

Medal Record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2021   Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Foil 3rd[7]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2014   Kazan, Russia Individual Women's Foil 2nd[8]
2014   Kazan, Russia Team Women's Foil 1st[9]
2015   Moscow, Russia Team Women's Foil 1st[10]
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Women's Foil 2nd[11]
2017   Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Foil 1st[12]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2014   Strasbourg, France Individual Women's Foil 2nd[13]
2015   Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Foil 1st[14]
2016   Toruń, Poland Team Women's Foil 2nd[15]
2017   Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Foil 1st[16]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
2014-04-26   Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Foil 3rd[17]
2016-06-03   Shanghai, China Individual Women's Foil 3rd[18]
2017-05-19   Shanghai, China Individual Women's Foil 1st[19]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2014-03-14   Tauberbischofsheim, Germany Individual Women's Foil 1st[20]
2015-10-16   Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil 3rd[21]
2016-01-15   Gdańsk, Poland Individual Women's Foil 3rd[22]
2016-02-05   Algier, Algeria Individual Women's Foil 2nd[23]
2016-10-14   Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil 3rd[24]
2017-10-13   Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil 3rd[25]
2018-11-23   Algier, Algeria Individual Women's Foil 3rd[26]
2019-12-13   Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Foil 2nd[27]
2022-04-15   Belgrade, Serbia Individual Women's Foil 3rd[28]

References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. ^ Pisa Today, ed. (20 March 2014). "Scherma: Martina Batini di Pisa vince oro a Tauber "Scherma: la pisana Batini fa bella mostra di sé nella vetrina mondiale"".
  3. ^ Gabriele Lippi (29 May 2014). "Nel segno della B". Pianeta Scherma.
  4. ^ Pisa Today, ed. (16 June 2014). "Martina Batini argento ai Campionati Europei di scherma "Scherma: la pisana Batini è vicecampionessa europea"".
  5. ^ Marisa Poli (14 June 2014). "Bis d'oro per Dream Team e sciabola". Gazzetto di Sport.
  6. ^ "Martina Batini dottoressa in Ingegneria gestionale" (in Italian). Università di Pisa. 3 December 2014.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  12. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  13. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  14. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  16. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  17. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  18. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  19. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  20. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  21. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  22. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  23. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  24. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  25. ^ "13 Oct 2017 world Cup Coupe du Monde". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  26. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  27. ^ "13 Dec 2019 world Cup Coupe du Monde". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  28. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
 
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