Ilaria Bianco

Ilaria Bianco (born 29 May 1980 in Pisa) is an Italian sabre fencer. Between 1999 and 2005, Bianco had won a total of five medals (one gold, three silver, and one bronze), as a member of the Italian team, at the World Fencing Championships. She is a member of the fencing team for the Italian Military Air Force (Italian: Sala d'Armi Aeronautica Militare), and is coached and trained by Nicola Zanotti.

Ilaria Bianco
Bianco at the 2014 Orléans Grand Prix
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1980-05-29) 29 May 1980
Pisa, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
ClubSala d'Armi Aeronautica Militare
Coached byNicola Zanotti
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
1999 SeoulTeam sabre
1999 SeoulSabre
2000 BudapestSabre
2001 NimesSabre
2005 LeipzigSabre

Bianco represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate Gioia Marzocca. She defeated China's Huang Haiyang in the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing out her next match to Russia's Sofiya Velikaya, with a score of 6–15.

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