Irene Vecchi
Italian fencer
伊蓮·維奇 · 이레네 베키
- Born
- 10 June 1989, Livorno
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Sport
- fencing
- Discipline
- sabre fencing
- Occupation
- fencer, police officer
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 65 kg (143 lb)
- Team / club
- Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle
Irene Vecchi (10 June 1989, Livorno) is an Italian sabre fencer. She earned a bronze medal in the 2013 World Championships and 2017 World Championships, an individual bronze at the 2013 European Championships and won the team gold medal at the 2011 European Fencing Championships.
She has twice competed for Italy at the Olympics, in the women's sabre individual in 2012 and 2016 and in the women's team sabre in 2016. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Sabre
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2012 | 6th place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2016 | 22nd place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2016 | 4th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual sabre | 2021 | 12th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2021 | 4th place |
Awards and honours
- Gold Collar for Sports Merit 2017
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1657760 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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