Francesca Boscarelli
Personal information
Born (1982-05-27) 27 May 1982
Benevento, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handright-handed
National coachSandro Cuomo
ClubCS Esercito
Personal coachMario Renzulli
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 GhentTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 KievTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 MontreuxTeam

Francesca Boscarelli (born 27 May 1982) is an Italian épée fencer, team gold medallist at the 2007 European Championships and team bronze medallist at the 2009 Summer Universiade.

Career

Boscarelli started fencing at the age of twelve at CS Sannita in her native town of Benevento under the guidance of Carmine Bozzella. After earning her first regional and national successes she transferred to Naples where she trained with Sandro Cuomo. In 2007, she joined CS Esercito, the sport section of the Italian Army. She won her first senior national championship and earned a team gold medal at the 2007 European Championships in Ghent, followed by a team bronze medal at the 2008 edition in Kiev.[1] She was also a member of the Italian team that took a bronze medal in 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade.[2]

She climbed her first World Cup podium with a bronze medal at the 2010 Montreal Grand Prix. In the 2014–15 season she won the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Oro agli azzurri nel fioretto. Bronzo nella spada femminile". La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Scozzoli, record italiano nei 100 rana. Cade il primato di Fioravanti del 2000" (in Italian). 5 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Andrea Ziglio (25 May 2015). "Scherma, Coppa del Mondo: magica Francesca Boscarelli. A Rio arriva la prima vittoria in carriera". OlimpiAzzura (in Italian).
  • "Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2015-05-25. at the Italian Fencing Federation
  • Profile at the European Fencing Confederation
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