Martina Criscio
Martina Criscio (born 24 January 1994 in Foggia) is an Italian fencer, specialist of sabre. She won the gold medal at World Championships of Leipzig 2017, with the Italian team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Sabre. References External links * * * * * Martina Criscioat the ''Federazione Italiana Scherma'' 1994 births Living people Italian female fencers Italian sabre fencers Sportspeople from Foggia Fencers at the 2015 European Games Fencers at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in fencing European Games silver medalists for Italy Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Italy 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-fencing-bio-stub ...
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Foggia
Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy". History The name "''Foggia''" (originally ''Focis'') probably derives from Latin "''fovea''", meaning "''pit''", referring to the pits where wheat was stored. The name's etymology remains uncertain however, as it could as well stem from "''Phocaea''", or possibly probably from the Medieval Greek word for "''fire''", which is "''fotia''", as according to legend the original settlers of the 11th century AD were peasants, allegedly after having iraculouslydiscovered there a panel portraying the Madonna Nicopeia, on which three flames burnt. The area had been settled since Neolithic times, and later on a Daunian settlement known as Arpi (in Greek ''Argos Hippium'' or ''Ἀργόριππα'') existed nearby, clos ...
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