Giovanna Trillini (born 17 May 1970 in Iesi) is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion (3 times in the team event, 1 time individual) and she won an additional silver and two bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions. Biography She has two brothers, Ezio and Roberto, who were both fencers. In 2001, she got her degree in Sport Science at the University of Urbino. Trillini won the bronze medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after she lost 15–8 to Margherita Granbassi in the semi final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with her teammates Elisa Di Francisca, Margherita Granbassi and Valentina Vezzali. In 1998 she married Giovanni Battista Rotella. They have two children: Claudia, born on 12 September 2005 and Giovanni, born on 1 August 2009. Achievements Olympic Games Foil individual (1992) and Foil team (1992, 1996, 2000) Foil individual (2004) Foil individual (1996, 2000) and Foil team (2008) World Championships Foil individual (1991, 1997) and Foil team (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004) Foil individual (1990, 1995) and Foil team (1986, 1994, 2006) Foil individual (1989, 1998, 2006, 2007) and Foil team (1987) European Championships Foil team (1999, 2000) Foil individual (2001) Foil individual (1994) and Foil team (1998, 2007) Fencing World Cup Foil (1991, 1994, 1995, 1998) Honours and awards : Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Italian for: Grand Officer Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ), 1 September 2008 See also Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships Italy national fencing team – Multiple medallist List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists References External links Giovanna Trillini at Eurofencing.info Giovanna Trillini at FIE Profile at federscherma.it 1970 births Living people People from Iesi University of Urbino alumni Italian female fencers Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Fencers of Gruppo Sportivo Forestale Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing Universiade gold medalists for