CIPRESSA Erica

Date of Birth: 18 May 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Fencing	Women's Foil Team ITA Italy	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall B Red Piste	Women's Foil Team Quarterfinal 4 #4 ITA Italy 45 HUN Hungary 32	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall B Red Piste	Women's Foil Team Semifinal 2 #8 FRA France 45 ITA Italy 43	Finished
	Makuhari Messe B Final Piste	Women's Foil Team Bronze Medal Match #11 USA United States 23 ITA Italy 45	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017

Year	Foil Individual	Foil Team
2019/2020	1 x 29th, 1 x 42nd, 1 x 54th	-
2018/2019	1 x 3rd, 1 x 20th, 1 x 22nd	2 x 3rd
2017/2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 55th, 2 x 58th	1 x 2nd
2016/2017	2 x 19th, 1 x 28th, 1 x 29th	-

Grand Prix overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017

Year	Foil Individual
2020/2021	1 x 14th
2019/2020	1 x 25th
2018/2019	1 x 8th, 1 x 11th, 1 x 39th
2017/2018	1 x 19th, 1 x 23rd, 1 x 62nd
2016/2017	1 x 62nd

World Cup & Grand Prix - Ten best performances since 2016/2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
2	2017/2018	Foil Individual	World Cup	Algiers, ALG
2	2017/2018	Foil Team	World Cup	Tauberbischofsheim, GER
3	2018/2019	Foil Individual	World Cup	Tauberbischofsheim, GER
3	2018/2019	Foil Team	World Cup	Katowice, POL
3	2018/2019	Foil Team	World Cup	Algiers, ALG
8	2018/2019	Foil Individual	Grand Prix	Anaheim, CA, USA
11	2018/2019	Foil Individual	Grand Prix	Shanghai, CHN
14	2020/2021	Foil Individual	Grand Prix	Doha, QAT
19	2017/2018	Foil Individual	Grand Prix	Shanghai, CHN
19	2016/2017	Foil Individual	World Cup	Tauberbischofsheim, GER
19	2016/2017	Foil Individual	World Cup	Gdansk, POL

Photography. (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it, 30 Mar 2016)

Occupation:

Law - University of Padua, Italy

Partner Jean-Philippe Patrice

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

GS Fiamme Oro [Italy]

Right (fie.org, 18 May 2018)

Sporting relatives:

Her father Andrea Cipressa represented Italy in fencing, and won gold in team foil at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He has since worked for the Italian Fencing Federation [FIS], including as manager of the Italian men's and women's foil fencing teams. Her partner Jean-Philippe Patrice has represented France in fencing at World Cup level. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 May 2021; coni.it, 17 May 2018; Jean-Philippe Patrice Instagram profile, 13 Mar 2021)

Other sports:

She has competed in athletics at national junior level. (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it, 30 Mar 2016)

She began fencing at age five in Mogliano Veneto, Italy. (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it, 30 Mar 2016)

Her father, an Olympic fencer, encouraged her to take up the sport. "My father was my first coach and initially it was just for fun. But when my athletics and fencing commitments overlapped I had to make a choice." (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it, 30 Mar 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 26 Feb 2021)

Italian fencer Valentina Vezzali. (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it, 30 Mar 2016)

Philosophy:

"Fencing is a way of life. It strengthens you and helps you grow." (tribunatreviso.gelocal.it, 30 Mar 2016)

General Interest

General
RESIDENCE
She splits her time between Mogliano Veneto, Italy, and Paris, France. (Instagram profile, 17 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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