Margherita Granbassi

Margherita Granbassi
Granbassi in 2008
Personal information
Born (1979-09-01) 1 September 1979
Trieste, Italy
Life partnerMarco Gargari
Children1
Sport
CountryItaly
SportFencing
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Foil
2008 Beijing Team foil
World Championships
2004 New York Team foil
2006 Turin Foil
2006 Turin Team foil
2007 St-Peterburg Foil
European Championships
2006 İzmir Foil

Margherita Granbassi (Italian pronunciation: [marɡeˈriːta ɡramˈbassi]; born 1 September 1979) is an Italian foil fencer.

Granbassi won the gold medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating her compatriot Valentina Vezzali 7–6 in the final. Later in the tournament she also won a silver in the team's foil event together with teammates Vezzali, Elisa Di Francisca and Giovanna Trillini. She took the bronze medal on August 11, 2008, at the Beijing Olympics defeating her teammate Giovanna Trillini 15–12.