# Arianna Errigo

Arianna Errigo (born 6 June 1988) is an Italian left-handed foil and sabre fencer.
Errigo is a nine-time team European champion, two-time individual European champion, six-time team world champion, and two-time individual world champion. Known for her aggressive and fast fencing, she is regarded as one of the greatest fencers of all time.
A three-time Olympian, Errigo is a 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, 2012 team Olympic champion, and 2012 individual Olympic silver medalist. Errigo competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Errigo is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri.

## Biography

In the women's individual foil at the 2012 Summer Olympics she denied her compatriot Valentina Vezzali her fourth successive gold medal in the competition by defeating her 15–12 in the all-Italian semi-finals. She went on to win the silver medal in the event, losing in extra time to another compatriot Elisa Di Francisca.
At the 2013 and 2014 World Championships, Errigo won 2 consecutive gold medals in the individual event.
After the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, where she failed to win a medal, Errigo announced an interest in qualifying for both foil and sabre at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She later won a silver medal at the sabre grand prix in Cancún, Mexico, in December 2017.
On 13 June 2024, she received the tricolor flag from the president of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, together with the Olympic high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

## Medal record
### Olympic Games

| Year | Location | Event | Position |
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Women's Foil | 3rd |

### World Championship

| Year | Location | Event | Position |
| 2009 | Antalya, Turkey | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2009 | Antalya, Turkey | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2010 | Paris, France | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2010 | Paris, France | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2011 | Catania, Italy | Team Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2014 | Kazan, Russia | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2014 | Kazan, Russia | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2015 | Moscow, Russia | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2015 | Moscow, Russia | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Team Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2017 | Leipzig, Germany | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2017 | Paris, France | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2018 | Wuxi, China | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2018 | Wuxi, China | Team Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2019 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2019 | Budapest, Hungary | Team Women's Foil | 2rd |
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2023 | Milan, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2023 | Milan, Italy | Team Women's Foil | 1st |

### European Championship

| Year | Location | Event | Position |
| 2009 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2009 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2010 | Leipzig, Germany | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2011 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2012 | Legnano, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2012 | Legnano, Italy | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2013 | Zagreb, Croatia | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2014 | Strasbourg, France | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2015 | Montreux, Switzerland | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2015 | Montreux, Switzerland | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2016 | Toruń, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2016 | Toruń, Poland | Team Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2017 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2017 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2018 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2018 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Team Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2019 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Team Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Team Women's Foil | 1st |

### Grand Prix

| Date | Location | Event | Position |
| 27 February 2009 | Gdańsk, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 15 May 2009 | Seoul, South Korea | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 22 May 2009 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 26 February 2010 | Gdańsk, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 25 February 2011 | Gdańsk, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 21 May 2011 | Seoul, South Korea | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 28 April 2012 | Marseille, France | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 19 May 2012 | Seoul, South Korea | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2 January 2013 | Gdańsk, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 31 January 2014 | Gdańsk, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 26 April 2014 | Seoul, South Korea | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 23 May 2014 | Marseille, France | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 28 November 2014 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 27 November 2015 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 3 November 2016 | Havana, Cuba | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 6 March 2016 | Shanghai, China | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 12 February 2016 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 17 March 2017 | Long Beach, California | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 12 January 2017 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 15 December 2017 | Cancún, Mexico | Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd |
| 17 May 2019 | Shanghai, China | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |

### World Cup

| Date | Location | Event | Position |
| 21 February 2009 | Leipzig, Germany | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 21 June 2009 | Dallas, Texas | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 13 February 2010 | Salzburg, Austria | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 5 March 2010 | Shanghai, China | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 6 July 2010 | Havana, Cuba | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 3 November 2011 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 6 May 2011 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2 October 2012 | Tauberbischofsheim, Germany | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 23 March 2012 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 6 March 2012 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 2 August 2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 3 August 2013 | Tauberbischofsheim, Germany | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 22 March 2013 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 5 March 2013 | Shanghai, China | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 2 July 2014 | Budapest, Hungary | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 26 February 2014 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 21 March 2014 | Turin, Italy | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 5 February 2014 | Shanghai, China | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 17 October 2014 | Cancún, Mexico | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 11 July 2014 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2 June 2015 | Algier, Algeria | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 5 January 2015 | Tauberbischofsheim, Germany | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 11 June 2015 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 15 January 2016 | Gdańsk, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 2 May 2016 | Algier, Algeria | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 5 February 2016 | Tauberbischofsheim, Germany | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 14 October 2016 | Cancún, Mexico | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |
| 11 April 2016 | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 13 January 2017 | Algier, Algeria | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 28 April 2017 | Tauberbischofsheim, Germany | Individual Women's Foil | 2nd |
| 13 October 2017 | Cancún, Mexico | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 1 November 2019 | Katowice, Poland | Individual Women's Foil | 3rd |
| 22 November 2019 | Cairo, Egypt | Individual Women's Foil | 1st |

## Honours and awards

Italy: Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Italian for: Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic), 5 June 2013.