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Elisa Di Francisca was born on 13 December, 1982 in Jesi, Italy, is an Italian fencer (born 1982). Discover Elisa Di Francisca's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?
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Jesi, Italy |
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She is a member of famous Fencer with the age 41 years old group.
Elisa Di Francisca Height, Weight & Measurements
At 41 years old, Elisa Di Francisca height is 1.77 m and Weight 65 kg.
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1.77 m |
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65 kg |
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Elisa Di Francisca Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Elisa Di Francisca worth at the age of 41 years old? Elisa Di Francisca’s income source is mostly from being a successful Fencer. She is from Italy. We have estimated Elisa Di Francisca's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Elisa Di Francisca (born 13 December 1982) is an Italian former foil fencer, Olympic champion in 2012, World champion in 2010 and three-time European champion.
She is the eldest of three children: her sister Martina was born in 1984 and her brother Michele in 1991.
She first tried ballet, but found it too quiet for her taste.
Di Francesca immediately took to the sport and went on after her sister gave up, dragging her brother in her wake.
She soon showed promise, winning in 1995 the Italian national championship for her age class.
In 2000, she earned a silver medal in the junior national championships and a bronze medal in the senior edition.
She began taking part in international competitions, winning a bronze medal at the 2001 Junior World Cup event in Lyon.
She made her breakthrough in the 2003–04 season.
She reached the quarter-finals at three senior World Cup events, in Como, St Petersburg and New York.
At the European Championships in Copenhagen she placed fifth in the individual event and took a bronze medal with the team.
She made her World Championships début at the New York event held on the sidelines of the 2004 Summer Olympics for women's team foil and sabre.
Italy defeated Romania in the final, bringing Di Francisca her first world title.
She finished the season No.21 in world rankings after a jump of 98 places.
In the 2004–05 season she climbed her first World Cup podium with a silver medal in Salzburg and went on to win the Havana World Cup.
She claimed her first senior Italian title in the team event and her first European title, also with the team.
The World Championships in Leipzig saw her début in the individual event.
She reached the quarter-finals, where she lost to Hungary's Edina Knapek.
These results pushed her to her No.6 world ranking.
The following season she placed third in the Seoul Grand Prix and the Marseille World Cup.
She claimed her first individual European medal in İzmir, a silver, after defeating fellow Italian Claudia Pigliapoco in the semi-finals, but losing to Russia's Yana Ruzavina in the final.
At the 2006 World Fencing Championships held on home ground in Turin Di Francisca lost again in the quarter-finals, this time to teammate Vezzali.
In the team event director of foil Andrea Magro called Di Francisca in the quarter-finals against France to replace Granbassi, who was still emotional after having won the individual world title.
Italy overcame France 32–30, then prevailed over Korea to meet Russia in the final.
Di Francisca was called to replace Granbassi again after the latter lost 0–5 her bout to Aida Shanayeva.
Entering on 15–19 in the last relay she defeated 4–1 Svetlana Boyko, allowing captain Vezzali to level the score.
Italy was eventually defeated in sudden-death overtime and doomed to a silver medal.
2006–07 and 2007–08 were more difficult seasons, with only a silver medal at the 2007 Salzburg World Cup.
Di Francisca was not selected into the team for the 2007 European Championships nor for the 2007 World Championships and failed to qualify to the 2008 Summer Olympics.
She won the 2010–11 World Cup series and has seven World Cup victories to her name.
With the Italian team, she was Olympic champion in 2012, five-time World champion and seven-time European champion.
Di Francisca was born in Jesi, a town of the province of Ancona in Marche, to a Sicilian father and a mother from Marche.
After the 2012 Summer Olympics she visited Kenya as part of a campaign by NGO Intervita Onlus to help underprivileged children and women.
She is also committed to promoting Italy, especially Marche, her home region.
In 2013 Di Francisca took part in the ninth edition of Ballando con le stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Di Francisca is involved in several campaigns to end violence against women, testifying from her own experience of an abusive relationship when she was in high school.
She was one of the ambassadors of Expo 2015 and the face of the 2015 campaign of the Wine Institute of Marche promoting Verdicchio.
Di Francisca trained first under maestro Ezio Triccoli, then Giulio Tomassini and Stefano Cerioni.