Giulia Conti

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| nationality = Italian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|4}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| height = 1.73 m

| weight = 63 kg

| classes = Yngling, 470, 49er FX

| club = Canottieri Aniene

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Giulia Conti (born 4 November 1985 in Rome) is an Italian sailor. She has competed at several Olympoc games and in 2024 she led a team to victory of the inaugural Women's America's Cup.

Biography

She has competed in four successive Summer Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.londra2012.coni.it/i-qualificati/ricerca-per-sport.html?view=schedaatleta&id_atleta=1006 |title=Italia Team – Londra 2012 |website=CONI.it |language=it |access-date=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523121027/http://www.londra2012.coni.it/i-qualificati/ricerca-per-sport.html?view=schedaatleta&id_atleta=1006 |archivedate=23 May 2012 |df=dmy-all}}

Conti is a member of the Circolo Canottieri Aniene sailing club.

She made her Olympic debut at 19, at the 2004 Athens Olympics, sailing in the yngling class with Alessandra Marenzi and Angela Baroni.{{Cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/2004/SAI/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/2004/SAI/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Italy Sailing at the 2004 Athina Summer Games |access-date=2017-06-27}} Subsequently, she represented Italy at Beijing 2008 (with Giovanna Micol in the Women's 470 class), at London 2012 (again with Micol in the 470 class) and Rio 2016 (with Francesca Clapcich in the 49erFX class).{{Cite Sports-Reference |title=Giulia Conti |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/giulia-conti-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203013225/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/giulia-conti-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-03 |access-date=2017-06-27}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results/index.php#.V6ZH_Y6BLqM |title=Results Centre : Rio 2016 Olympics |website=Sailing.org |publisher=World Sailing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625092841/http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results/index.php |archive-date=2017-06-25 |access-date=2017-06-27}} Her results include two fifth places in the 470 and another fifth place in the 49erFX.

In 2008, she and Micol won silver at the 470 World Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://old.federvela.it/?q=node/1486 |title=GIULIA CONTI E GIOVANNA MICOL VICE-CAMPIONESSE DEL MONDO 470 – Federvela |website=Federvela.it |language=it |access-date=2017-06-27}}

Since she has competed with Francesca Clapcich. The pair scored numerous successes in the newly formed class 49er FX class, including 2015 victory in Italian, European and World Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sailing.org/news/39596.php#.WVLG7WjyvIU |title=Medal race magic gives Denmark the win |website=sailing.org |language=en |access-date=2017-06-27}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sailing.org/news/40514.php#.WVLGnGjyvIU |title=Netherlands and Great Britain wrap up gold and silver in Men's Windsurfer |website=sailing.org |language=en |access-date=2017-06-27}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sailing.org/news/39604.php#.WVLG62jyvIU |title=Road to Rio shortening as Hyeres looms |website=sailing.org |language=en |access-date=2017-06-27}} On 27 October 2015 Conti and Clapcich were awarded the Golden Collar sporting merit award, the highest honor conferred by CONI.{{Cite news |url=http://www.federvela.it/vela-agonistica/news/giulia-conti-e-francesca-clapcich-premiate-con-il-collare-doro-al-merito |title=Giulia Conti e Francesca Clapcich premiate con il Collare d'Oro al merito sportivo per il 2015 |work=Federvela |access-date=2017-06-27 |language=it}}

In 2016, they came second at the European Championships.{{Cite news |url=http://www.federvela.it/vela-agonistica/news/giulia-conti-e-francesca-clapcich-sono-medaglia-d%E2%80%99argento-all%E2%80%99europeo-49er-fx |title=Giulia Conti e Francesca Clapcich sono medaglia d'argento all'Europeo 49er FX |work=Federvela |access-date=2017-06-27 |language=it}}

In October 2024, Giulia Conti became the first Women's Americas Cup Champion,{{cite web |last1=Smirnova |first1=Lena |title=Italy wins inaugural Women’s America’s Cup in tight final against Great Britain Four-time Olympian Giulia Conti led her crew to victory off the coast of Barcelona, marking a new milestone for female sailors. |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/women-americas-cup-sailing-italy-great-britain-final |website=Olympics Official Website |publisher=Olympics |access-date=1 November 2024 |date=12 October 2024}} winning the 1st PUIG Women's America Cup in Barcelona as Captain of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team {{cite web |title=PUIG Women’s America’s Cup Heralds a New Dawn as Female sailors Take Center Stage |url=https://www.americascup.com/news/3725_PUIG-WOMENS-AMERICAS-CUP-HERALDS-A-NEW-DAWN-AS-FEMALE-SAILORS-TAKE-CENTRE-STAGE |website=America’s Cup Official Website |publisher=America’s Cup |access-date=1 November 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Lile |first1=Karen |title=PUIG Women’s America’s Cup: Giulia Conte and Erika Reinke |url=https://sailsporttalk.com/index.php/2024/10/15/puig-womens-americas-cup-guila-conti-and-erika-reineke/ |website=Sail Sport Talk |publisher=Private Client Sports, Inc. |access-date=1 November 2024}} representing Circolo della Vela Sicilia{{cite web |title=THE SILVER AGE: LUNA ROSSA PRADA PIRELLI LAUNCHES ITS AC75 |url=https://www.lunarossachallenge.com/en/news/1090_THE-SILVER-AGE-LUNA-ROSSA-PRADA-PIRELLI-LAUNCHES-ITS-AC75 |website=Luna Rosa Pirada Pirelli Official Website |publisher=Luna Rosa Pirada Team |access-date=1 November 2024 |date=13 April 2024}} in a historic match race against the Athena Pathway Team.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Event |date=2024-10-12 |title=Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli beat Britain’s Athena Pathway to win the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup |url=https://www.sailweb.co.uk/2024/10/12/italys-luna-rossa-prada-pirelli-beat-britains-athena-pathway-to-win-the-inaugural-puig-womens-americas-cup/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |language=en-GB}} The race was set inside the 37th Louis Vuitton America's Cup in Barcelona, on the same race course with AC40's.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
class="wikitable" width=50% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
rowspan=1\|2004 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Athens \| 14th \| Yngling class \|
rowspan=1\|2008 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Beijing \| 5th \| 470 class
rowspan=1\|2012 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|London \| 5th \| 470 class
rowspan=1\|2016 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Rio \| 5th \| 49 FX class
rowspan=1\|2024 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Women's America's Cup \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Barcelona \| 1st \| \|

References

External links

{{World Sailing|id=ITAGC4|www=giulia-conti}}
{{Olympics.com profile|giulia-conti}}
{{Olympedia}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120620153300/http://www.londra2012.coni.it/il-club-olimpico/scheda-atleta.html?view=schedaatleta&id_atleta=213 Giulia Conti] at CONI
[https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/athletes/_/id/17130/giulia-conti Giulia Conti] at ESPN 2012 Olympics website

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sailors (sport) from Rome

Category:Italian female sailors (sport)

Category:World champions in sailing for Italy

Category:49er FX class sailors

Category:49er FX class world champions

Category:Olympic sailors for Italy

Category:Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Yngling

Category:Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 470

Category:Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – 470

Category:Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 49er FX