Alberta Santuccio (born 22 October 1994) is an Italian right-handed

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fencer and 2021 team

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bronze medalist.

Early life

Santuccio was born on 22 October 1994, in

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, Italy. She began fencing at the age of seven after witnessing her brother Giorgio play the sport.

Career

While competing with the CS Acireale, Santuccio won a gold medal in the individual event at the European Cadet Championship and in the international under 17 circuits. As such, she was chosen to be the

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2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

. During the games, Santuccio won gold in the mixed team tournament and then silver in the girls' individual Épée. Santuccio also won two bronze medals at the 2014 and 2018 Fencing World Cup. In 2015, Santuccio came back from ninth place to beat Russia 40–36 in the

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for a bronze medal. Santuccio was selected to represent Team Italy at the

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where she helped them win a bronze medal in the Team épée.

Medal record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santuccio, Alberta 1994 births Living people Italian female épée fencers Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Fencers at the 2015 European Games Fencers at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in fencing European Games bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Olympic fencers for Italy Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Italian women World Fencing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Catania