Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella
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Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella (born 4 May 1968) is an Italian fencer
. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil
events between 1988 and 1996. She is married to Andrea Borella
, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...
events between 1988 and 1996. She is married to Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is married to Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.-References:...
, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.