Dorina Vaccaroni

Personal information
Born	(1963-09-24) 24 September 1963 (age 60) Mestre, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event	Foil
Medal record Women's fencing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Foil team 1988 Seoul Foil team 1984 Los Angeles Foil individual World Championships 1982 Rome Foil Team 1983 Vienna Foil Individual 1983 Vienna Foil Team 1990 Lyon Foil Team 1991 Budapest Foil Team 1982 Rome Foil Individual 1981 Clemont-Ferrand Foil Team 1987 Lausanne Foil Team 1993 Essen Foil Team Mediterranean Games 1983 Casablanca Individual foil 1979 Split Individual foil

Dorina Vaccaroni (born 24 September 1963 in Mestre^[1]) is an Italian former fencer, competing in the foil.

Biography

She received a gold medal in the foil team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles she received a bronze medal in individual foil.^[2][1] She also competed in the individual foil event at the Mediterranean Games in 1979 where she won a bronze medal and in 1983 where she won a gold medal.^[3] After her competitive fencing career she became a cyclist, participating in master competitions, most recently winning the 60-69 year old division of 2023 RAAM (Race across America). Vaccaroni is a vegan.^[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow	6th	Foil individual
			5th	Foil Team
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	3rd	Foil individual
			4th	Foil Team
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul	2nd	Foil Team
			10th	Foil individual
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona	1st	Foil Team