Vittoria Panizzon is an Italian equestrian and three-time Olympian.[2] She has represented Italy at Pony, Junior, Young rider and Senior levels and has been a member of the national senior squad at major championships since 2005.[3]
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| Born | September 14, 1983[1] Rome | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Individual eventing, while at the 2008 Olympics, she competed in both the individual and team events.[4][5]
Background
editVittoria's Father was Italian, while her Mother is Scottish, and at the age of 17 Vittoria made the move to the UK to finish off her education and gain more eventing experience.[6]
Vittoria graduated from Bristol University in 2005 with a degree in Biology, having successfully negotiated studying and eventing a string of horses at the same time. During this time Vittoria based herself with Sarah Bullen, who has been her long term mentor ever since.
Results
edit- 27th Individually and member of 7th placed Italian team, Tokyo Olympics 2021[7]
- Individual Competitor for London 2012
- 16th Individually and highest placed member of 6th placed Italian team, Beijing Olympics 2008
- 7yr old British National Champion CCI** (with Borough Pennyz) 2010
- Bronze team, 8th Individually and best Italian European Championships 2007 with Rock Model
- Youngest competitor to complete 2005 & 2007 European Championships
- 17th Individually and 5th placed team 2005 European Championships
- Silver Individual Medal Young Rider European Championships 2003
- Gold Individual medal and bronze team Junior European Championships 2000
- Gold medal Italian National Junior Championships 1999 & 2000
References
edit- ^ "Equestrian PANIZZON Vittoria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". August 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021.
- ^ "London2012.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Vittoria Panizzon - The Team". www.vittoriapanizzon.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "Vittoria Panizzon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Vittoria Panizzon Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ "About Vittoria". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Equestrian Eventing Individual Results". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
External links
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