Marisa Cerani

Marisa Cerani (21 December 1908 - 11 December 1997) was an Italian foil fencer. She was a pioneer in women's fencing in Italy.Toràn, Giancarlo Marisa Cerani, una pioniera, Napoli, Accademia Nazionale di Scherma, 2020.

In 1928 she lost from the German Helene Mayer in Milan, Italy. In 1934 she won the bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1934 World Fencing Championships in Warsaw, Poland together with Ada Biagini, Letizia Meneghelli and Germana Schwaiger.

A book about her Marisa Cerani, una pioniera (translated: Marisa Cerani, a pioneer) was published in 2020.

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Image of Cerani in 1928

Category:1908 births
Category:1997 deaths
Category:Italian fencers
Category:Sportswomen