Elisa Di Francisca is an Italian foil fencer. She won the individual gold medal in the Senior World Championships in 2010 and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in July 2012. Di Francisca won the silver medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships. She accomplished this with her team mates Margherita Granbassi, Giovanna Trillini and Valentina Vezzali. She also won the silver medal in the individual foil event at the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship and the bronze medal at the 2010 European Fencing Championships. In July 2012 she won the gold medal in the individual foil event in the 2012 London Olympics and then followed it up with a gold in the team foil event, with her fellow silver and bronze medalists from the individual event.
Elisa Di Francisca Achievements As A Fencer
- 1st World Championships 2014 Senior Women’s Foil Team
- 1st World Championships 2013 Senior Women’s Foil Team
- 2nd World Championships 2011 Senior Women`s Foil
- 2nd World Championships 2011 Senior Women’s Foil Team
- 1st World Championships 2010 Senior Women`s Foil
- 1st World Championships 2010 Senior Women’s Foil Team
- 1st World Championships 2009 Senior Women’s Foil Team
- 1st World Championships 2004 Senior Women’s Foil Team
- Gold Medal in the individual foil event in the 2012 London Olympics
- Gold Medal in the team foil event in the 2012 London Olympics
- Silver Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Elisa Di Francisca is double Olympic Gold Medalist and won World Championship a number of times in fencing. She has also won a number of World Cups in Fencing and European Championships. She is in conversation with Namita Nayyar, President Women Fitness.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Tell us about your journey that took you from your early interest in fencing to the pinnacle of success when you won Gold in the London Olympics in 2012?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I began my sports career when I was 7 years old with a little experience in dance. After the first successes in adolescence I had a little crisis around 18 years when I decided to drop everything because of a wrong love. Then I took a break and my first major success was the World Championship title in Paris 2010. Finally winning the 2012 London Olympics with two golds: individual and team.
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Ms. Namita Nayyar: What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you shall like to share?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: My typical day starts around 9 a.m. with physical labor, followed by Annalisa Coltorti, and fencing lesson with mistress Giovanna Trillini. Then, in the afternoon, I go to the room and have a shot of fencing with the other guys.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I’ve been following the Zone diet supported by Enervit. Before the event I couldn’t eat anything. And thus “absorbed” cali energy and concentration. The arena is quite different. I’m still not good at 100 percent but I’m learning. Many athletes before me and to this day, have drawn huge advantages and so …
Ms. Namita Nayyar: How did you feel after your memorable wins of two Gold medals in Foil fencing at 2012 London Olympics in individual and team category?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I felt happy, I was flying and once on the podium to sing the anthem of Mameli really I didn’t realize the company it created. Even today, after two years, every time I pause to look at my medals and it seems like a dream.
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Ms. Namita Nayyar: It is known that you had fought back in matches with sheer determination against all odds and returned to win. How you were able to overcome mental block when your team is trailing and then reversed the final outcome of the match in your favor and what advice you can give to a fellow sports person in a similar situation?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I do not know how do I do it because I am all very natural. I close my eyes, I hear, hold all energies and I focus.
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Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have won two Olympics gold in Fencing, won six gold medals at the World Fencing Championships, ten gold medals at European Fencing Championships and has won numerous other awards. How you remain so humble and lovable? Success has not made you the least arrogant and proud which is mostly with all the celebrity stars?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I like to be and remain Elisa. The simple person and smiling, the friend of all. Don’t ever limelight change me by money or success get to my head.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have selected a sport which apart from individual sport is also a team sport and requires a lot of cohesiveness and family feeling between the players of the side to finally succeed, how do you achieve that?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: The fencing is primarily a very individual sport and when we find ourselves having to pull team immediately after an event in which we are often rivals, it is very difficult and psychologically devastating.
We can build a Dream Team in a short period of time to find the right balance and harmony necessary to fight alongside each other, to support us and often win. We are a really strong team for this spirit of cooperation and friendship that binds us.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You were part of the charity event “The temples of Champions” to celebrate Jesi European City of Sport 2014 and the proceeds were donated to non-profit Interv. Tell us about your endeavour with charities and how in your own way you give back to the society?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I believe that those who in life has been blessed by fortune as happened to me should somehow return this good fortune to others. After the London Olympics 2012 I linked to non-profit Intervita Onlus with which I also did a humanitarian trip to Africa. See many women who have suffered but they react with honor, knowing so many children and enjoy their smiles, it helped me too.
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Ms. Namita Nayyar: You are world leading fencer, social worker and a model. How you are able to manage such a remarkable multi-dimensional, multi-faceted lifestyle?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I am a woman of a thousand souls and facets. On the pampalath are concentrated cheese and certain but in life I like to have fun with friends and enjoy every beautiful thing.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: With exceptional hard work you are credited with all your achievements. Do you believe that does the hand of Providence (Supreme Being) played a role in your success?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: I believe that my success is the fruit of many sacrifices and hard work. I’m reaping the benefits of everything I’ve seeded over the years.
Ms. Namita Nayyar: What you wish to say about the website Womenfitness.net and message for its visitors?
Ms. Elisa Di Francisca: The womenfitness.net site seems very well built and designed with many tips for women on many interesting topics. To you I say to dwell with curiosity to discover many little secrets and to learn more about the female world.
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Women Fitness Team thanks Elisa Di Francisca for giving her valuable time for this interview and quenching the thirst of her fans to know more about her and also wish to thank Silvia Lattanzio who made this interview happen.
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