Giovanna Trillini

fencer

Giovanna Trillini is a fencer, born in Jesi in 1970.

Her honours include Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Within fencing, Giovanna Trillini is remembered for a record that stands up against anything her generation produced.

The public record credits Giovanna Trillini with 5 Olympic Games and 2 recorded honours. Fencing traces a direct line from duelling to sport, and remains one of only a handful of disciplines present at every modern Olympic Games.

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