Italy at The Olympics - Women Gold Medalist

Women Gold Medalist

Josefa Idem

In this table, the women who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics (but also at the World Championships).

Athlete Sport Born Period Olympics World Ch. Total
Tot. Tot. Tot.
1 Valentina Vezzali Fencing 1974 1994–2012 3 1 1 5 6 2 3 11 9 3 4 16
2 Josefa Idem Canoeing 1964 1990–2009 1 2 1 4 5 9 6 20 6 11 7 24
3 Stefania Belmondo Cross-country skiing 1969 1992–2002 2 3 2 7 4 4 1 9 6 5 3 16
4 Deborah Compagnoni Alpine skiing 1970 1992–1998 3 1 0 4 3 0 0 6 6 1 0 7
5 Alessandra Sensini Windsurf 1970 1996–2012 1 1 2 4 4 3 1 8 5 4 3 12
6 Federica Pellegrini Swimming 1988 2004–2011 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 6 5 2 1 8
7 Paola Pezzo Mountain bike 1969 1993–2000 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 4 0 2 6
8 Giovanna Trillini Fencing 1970 1992–2007 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 7 3 3 5 11
9 Gerda Weissensteiner Luge 1969 1993–2006 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 5
10 Irene Camber Fencing 1926 1952–1960 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3
Chiara Cainero Shooting 1978 2006–2008 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 3
Others notables
12 Deborah Gelisio Shooting 1976 1993–2007 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 5 4 2 0 6
13 Manuela Di Centa Cross-country skiing 1964 1991–1995 2 2 0 4 0 2 3 5 2 4 3 9
14 Isolde Kostner Alpine skiing 1975 1994–2002 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 2 6
15 Fiona May Athletics 1969 1995–2001 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 6
16 Antonella Bellutti Track cycling 1968 1995–2000 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 4
17 Sara Simeoni Athletics 1953 1976–1984 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
18 Novella Calligaris Swimming 1954 1968–1973 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 1 4 6
19 Antonella Ragno Fencing 1940 1960–197 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3

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