Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (born 6 June 1940) is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.

Biography

She received a gold medal in foil at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich"1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) and a bronze at the

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and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. She is married to

Gianni Lonzi Gianni Lonzi (born August 4, 1938) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Florence. In 1960 he was a member of the Italian water ...

, Italy's 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the men's water polo.

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Fencer profile
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Biography

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