Martina Batini

Martina Batini (born 17 April 1989) is an Italian right-handed foil fencer, two-time team European champion, three-time team world champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

Martina Batini
Personal information
Born (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989
Pisa, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubG.S. Forestale
Head coachSimone Piccini
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 KazanTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 LeipzigTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 KazanIndividual
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 StrasbourgTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 MontreuxTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 TbilisiTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 PlovdivIndividual
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 ToruńTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 StrasbourgIndividual

Career

Batini first competed both in foil and épée as a child, then specialized in foil. She won in 2006 the gold medal both in the Cadets Italian National Championships and the Cadets World Championships at Taebaek City. In 2008, she became Junior European Champion at Amsterdam. The year after, she won the U23 European Championship in Debrecen and took the third place at the Junior World Championships in Belfast.

Amongst seniors, she made her breakthrough during the 2013–14 season. She took her first World Cup with a gold medal in Tauberbischofsheim after defeating reigning World champion Arianna Errigo and reigning Olympic champion Elisa Di Francisca.[2] A week later she won the National Italian Championships in Acireale.[3] She also took a bronze medal at the SK Trophée in Seoul. In the 2014 European Championships in Strasbourg, she met Di Francisca in the final. Batini took a 5–1 lead, but Di Francisca scored 14 hits in a row, dooming Batini to the silver medal.[4] In the team event, the “Dream Team” formed by Di Francisca, Errigo, Valentina Vezzali and Batini were largely given favourites, having won gold in every World Cup of the season. They cruised to the final and met Russia, who kept them at bay for the first six relays. In her last leg, Batini prevailed 7–4, giving Italy the lead for the first time in the match. A 10-hit rally by Di Francisca in the last bout allowed Italy to retain the European title.[5]

Batini obtained in 2014 a master's degree in engineering management from the University of Pisa.[6] Her sister Camilla is an épée fencer.

Medal Record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Foil 3rd[7]

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2014 Russia Kazan, Russia Individual Women's Foil 2nd[8]
2014 Russia Kazan, Russia Team Women's Foil 1st[9]
2015 Russia Moscow, Russia Team Women's Foil 1st[10]
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Women's Foil 2nd[11]
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Foil 1st[12]

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2014 France Strasbourg, France Individual Women's Foil 2nd[13]
2015 Switzerland Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Foil 1st[14]
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Team Women's Foil 2nd[15]
2017 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Foil 1st[16]

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2014-04-26 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Foil 3rd[17]
2016-06-03 China Shanghai, China Individual Women's Foil 3rd[18]
2017-05-19 China Shanghai, China Individual Women's Foil 1st[19]

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2014-03-14 Germany Tauberbischofsheim, Germany Individual Women's Foil 1st[20]
2015-10-16 Mexico Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil 3rd[21]
2016-01-15 Poland Gdańsk, Poland Individual Women's Foil 3rd[22]
2016-02-05 Algeria Algier, Algeria Individual Women's Foil 2nd[23]
2016-10-14 Mexico Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil 3rd[24]
2017-10-13 Mexico Cancún, Mexico Individual Women's Foil 3rd[25]
2018-11-23 Algeria Algier, Algeria Individual Women's Foil 3rd[26]
2019-12-13 France Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Individual Women's Foil 2nd[27]
2022-04-15 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia Individual Women's Foil 3rd[28]

References

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  5. Marisa Poli (14 June 2014). "Bis d'oro per Dream Team e sciabola". Gazzetto di Sport.
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