Dorina Vaccaroni

Dorina Vaccaroni (born 24 September 1963 in Mestre[1]) is an Italian former fencer, competing in the foil.

Dorina Vaccaroni
Personal information
Born (1963-09-24) 24 September 1963
Mestre, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Foil team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Foil team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Foil individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Rome Foil Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Vienna Foil Individual
Gold medal – first place 1983 Vienna Foil Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Lyon Foil Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Budapest Foil Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 Rome Foil Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Clemont-Ferrand Foil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Lausanne Foil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Essen Foil Team

Biography

She received a gold medal in the foil team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she received a bronze medal in individual foil.[2][1] After her competitive fencing career she became a cyclist, participating in master competitions. Vaccaroni is a vegan.[3]

Achievements
Olympic Games
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
1980 Olympic Games Soviet Union Moscow 6th Foil individual
5th Foil Team
1984 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles 3rd Foil individual
4th Foil Team
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 2nd Foil Team
10th Foil individual
1992 Olympic Games Spain Barcelona 1st Foil Team

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorina Vaccaroni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  2. "Olympics Statistics: Dorina Vaccaroni". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  3. "Manuela Di Centa: Sport e dieta vegan, connubio azzeccato". terranuova.it. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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