Alberta Santuccio

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|10|22}}

| birth_place = Catania, Italy

| height = 171 cm

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| country = Italy

| weapon = Épée

| hand = right-handed

| club = GS Fiamme Oro

| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/23170 current ranking]

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Alberta Santuccio (born 22 October 1994) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/athletes/23170 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=FIE.org}}

Early life

Santuccio was born on 22 October 1994, in Catania, Italy.{{cite web |title=ALBERTA SANTUCCIO |url=https://www.federscherma.it/homepage/la-scherma/atleti/fiteam/184.html |publisher=Italian Fencing Federation |access-date=8 February 2022 |language=Italian}} She began fencing at the age of seven after witnessing her brother Giorgio play the sport.{{cite web |title=ALBERTA SANTUCCIO: MY WORLD OF FENCING |url=https://www.dareclan.com/post/alberta-santuccio-my-world-of-fencing |publisher=Dare Clan Magazine |access-date=8 February 2022 |date=21 October 2021}}

Career

While competing with the CS Acireale, Santuccio won a gold medal in the individual event at the European Cadet Championship and in the international under 17 circuits. As such, she was chosen to be the flag bearer in 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.{{cite web |title=SINGAPORE 2010: Alberta Santuccio (scherma) portabandiera azzurra alla prima edizione dei Giochi Olimpici Giovanili |url=https://www.coni.it/it/news/38-primo-piano-2010/1172-singapore_2010-_alberta_santuccio_-scherma-_portabandiera_azzurra_alla_prima_edizione_dei_giochi_olimpici_giovanili.html |publisher=Italian National Olympic Committee |access-date=8 February 2022 |language=Italian |date=23 July 2010}} During the games, Santuccio won gold in the mixed team tournament and then silver in the girls' individual Épée.{{cite web |title=Singapore: Alberta Santuccio Argento ai Giochi Olimpici della Gioventù |url=http://www.schermasicilia.it/2010/08/17/singapore-alberta-santuccio-argento-ai-giochi-olimpici-della-gioventu/ |publisher=SchermaSicilia |access-date=8 February 2022 |language=Italian |date=17 August 2010}} Santuccio also won two bronze medals at the 2014 and 2018 Fencing World Cup. In 2015, Santuccio came back from ninth place to beat Russia 40–36 in the 2015 European Games for a bronze medal.{{cite web |title=Scherma, Giochi Europei Baku 2015: rimonta Santuccio, spadiste di bronzo |url=https://www.oasport.it/2015/06/scherma-giochi-europei-baku-2015-rimonta-santuccio-spadiste-di-bronzo/?refresh_ce |publisher=OA Sport |access-date=8 February 2022 |language=Italian |date=26 June 2015}}

Santuccio was selected to represent Team Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she helped them win a bronze medal in the Team épée.{{cite web |title=Tokyo 2020, le catanesi Rossella Fiamingo e Alberta Santuccio bronzo in spada femminile: "Volevamo la medaglia" |url=https://newsicilia.it/giappone/sport/tokyo-2020-le-catanesi-rossella-fiamingo-e-alberta-santuccio-bronzo-in-spada-femminile-volevamo-la-medaglia/695172 |publisher=NewSicilia |access-date=8 February 2022 |language=Italian |date=27 July 2021}}

Medal record

=Olympic Games=

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!Year

! style="width:17em" |Location

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!Position

2021

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan

|Team Women's Épée

| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web |title=Team Women's Epee at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/fencing/women-s-epee-team}}

=World Championship=

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!Year

! style="width:17em" |Location

! style="width:12em" |Event

!Position

rowspan="1" |2022

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|EGY}} Cairo, Egypt

|Team Women's Épée

| bgcolor="silver" |2nd{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/247 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=FIE.org}}

=European Championship=

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!Year

! style="width:17em" |Location

! style="width:12em" |Event

!Position

rowspan="1" |2022

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|TUR}} Antalya, Turkey

|Team Women's Épée

| bgcolor="silver" |2nd{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/744 |access-date=18 July 2022 |website=FIE.org}}

=Grand Prix=

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!Date

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!Position

2017-05-26

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|COL}} Bogotá, Colombia

|Individual Women's Épée

| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/95 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=FIE.org}}

2022-03-05

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest, Hungary

|Individual Women's Épée

| bgcolor="gold" |1st{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/449 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=FIE.org}}

=World Cup=

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!Date

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2014-03-07

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona, Spain

|Individual Women's Épée

| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/92 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=FIE.org}}

rowspan="1" |2018-11-09

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|EST}} Tallinn, Estonia

|Individual Women's Épée

| bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/80 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=FIE.org}}

rowspan="1" |2022-05-27

| rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Katowice, Poland

|Individual Women's Épée

| bgcolor="silver" |2nd{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/97 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=FIE.org}}