Valentina Vezzali

Fencing, Italy. Vezzali won the individual foil at three Olympics in a row, 2000, 2004 and 2008, and team foil golds in 2000 and 2012, along with many world titles in both formats. Team fencing is a relay of bouts in which each fencer picks up the score where a team-mate left off, and Vezzali was often the one sent out to close the match.