Velleda Cesari
| Velleda Cesari medal table |
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 Italy
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 Olympic games
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| bronze | Rome 1960 | Foil team |
 World championships
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| bronze | Lisbon 1947 | Foil team |
| bronze | Copenhagen 1952 | Foil team |
| bronze | Brussels 1953 | Foil team |
| silver | Luxembourg 1954 | Foil team |
| bronze | Rome 1955 | Foil team |
| gold | Paris 1957 | Foil team |
Velleda Cesari (born February 15, 1920 in Bologna , † May 4, 2003 in Genoa ) was an Italian foil fencer .
successes
Velleda Cesari achieved all international successes with the team. She won four bronze medals at world championships between 1947 and 1955, and silver in Luxembourg in 1954 . In 1957 in Paris she became world champion with the team. In addition, Cesari took part in four Olympic Games . In 1948 in London she finished seventh, while she was eliminated in the first round in Helsinki in 1952 and in Melbourne in 1956 . At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , she was only used in team competition. After losing the semi-finals to Hungary 3-9, the Italian team won the battle for third place against Germany . Together with Irene Camber , Claudia Pasini , Bruna Colombetti and Antonella Ragno-Lonzi she received the bronze medal.
Web links
- Velleda Cesari in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cesari, Velleda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian foil fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 2003 |
| Place of death | Genoa , Italy |