#8 Valentina Vezzali, Fencing
Freak Feat: Medals in Individual Foil in 5 straight Olympics
Vezzali is probably to Fencing, what Sachin Tendulkar is to cricket, if not bigger. She won 5 straight medals at the Olympic Games in individual foil (Silver in 1996, Golds in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and a Bronze in 2012).
She became the first fencer to win three consecutive Gold medals in individual foil, with her win in 2008. She has also won 3 team Golds and 1 team Bronze in the same period.
Between 1994 and 2016, she has won 35 Golds, 11 Silvers, and 9 Bronze Medals in individual and team events across the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships. Vezzali is one of only 4 sporting personalities to have won 5 medals at the same individual event in Olympic history.
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