{{short description|Italian foil fencer}} {{Infobox fencer | name = Martina Batini | image = Martina Batini 2014 European Championships FFS-EQ t114048.jpg | caption = Batini at the 2014 European Fencing Championships | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pisa, Italy | height = | weight = | weapon = Foil | country = {{ITA}} | hand = right-handed | club = G.S. Forestale | headcoach = Simone Piccini | formercoach = | fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/12590 current ranking] | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's foil}} {{Medal|Country|{{ITA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2014 Kazan|Team}} {{MedalGold|2015 Moscow|Team}} {{MedalGold|2017 Leipzig|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Kazan|Individual}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}} {{Medal|Competition|European Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Kraków–Małopolska|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2014 Strasbourg|Team}} {{MedalGold|2015 Montreux|Team}} {{MedalGold|2017 Tbilisi|Team}} {{MedalGold|2023 Plovdiv|Individual}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Genoa|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Toruń|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Strasbourg|Individual}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Genoa|Individual}} }} '''Martina Batini''' (born 17 April 1989) is an Italian right-handed foil fencer, two-time team European champion, three-time team world champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/athletes/12590|access-date=2021-09-17|website=FIE.org}}</ref>
==Career== Batini first competed both in foil and épée as a child, then specialized in foil. She won in 2006 the gold medal both in the Cadets Italian National Championships and the Cadets World Championships at Taebaek City. In 2008, she became Junior European Champion at Amsterdam. The year after, she won the U23 European Championship in Debrecen and took the third place at the Junior World Championships in Belfast.
Amongst seniors, she made her breakthrough during the 2013–14 season. She took her first World Cup with a gold medal in Tauberbischofsheim after defeating reigning World champion Arianna Errigo and reigning Olympic champion Elisa Di Francisca.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pisatoday.it/sport/martina-batini-scherma-pisa-oro-tauber.html|title=Scherma: Martina Batini di Pisa vince oro a Tauber "Scherma: la pisana Batini fa bella mostra di sé nella vetrina mondiale"|editor=Pisa Today|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> A week later she won the National Italian Championships in Acireale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pianetascherma.com/2014/05/29/assoluti-scherma-acireale-prima-giornata/|title=Nel segno della B|author=Gabriele Lippi|work=Pianeta Scherma|date=29 May 2014}}</ref> She also took a bronze medal at the SK Trophée in Seoul. In the 2014 European Championships in Strasbourg, she met Di Francisca in the final. Batini took a 5–1 lead, but Di Francisca scored 14 hits in a row, dooming Batini to the silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pisatoday.it/sport/martina-batini-argento-campionati-europei-scherma.html|title=Martina Batini argento ai Campionati Europei di scherma "Scherma: la pisana Batini è vicecampionessa europea"|editor=Pisa Today|date=16 June 2014}}</ref> In the team event, the “Dream Team” formed by Di Francisca, Errigo, Valentina Vezzali and Batini were largely given favourites, having won gold in every World Cup of the season. They cruised to the final and met Russia, who kept them at bay for the first six relays. In her last leg, Batini prevailed 7–4, giving Italy the lead for the first time in the match. A 10-hit rally by Di Francisca in the last bout allowed Italy to retain the European title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Vari/Scherma/14-06-2014/scherma-europei-finale-80926135492.shtml|title=Bis d’oro per Dream Team e sciabola|work=Gazzetto di Sport|author= Marisa Poli|date=14 June 2014}}</ref>
Batini obtained in 2014 a master's degree in engineering management from the University of Pisa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unipi.it/index.php/tutte-le-news/item/5260-martina-batini-ha-conseguito-la-laurea-magistrale-in-ingegneria-gestionale|title=Martina Batini dottoressa in Ingegneria gestionale|publisher=Università di Pisa|date=3 December 2014|language=Italian}}</ref> Her sister Camilla is an épée fencer.
== Medal record ==
=== Olympic Games === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2021 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2021/249|access-date=2021-08-10|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== World Championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2014 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan, Russia |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/243|access-date=2021-09-17|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2014 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan, Russia |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/249|access-date=2021-09-17|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2015 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2015/249|access-date=2021-09-17|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/249|access-date=2021-09-17|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2017 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Leipzig, Germany |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/249?tab=results|access-date=2021-05-16|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== European Championship === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2014 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Strasbourg, France |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/740|access-date=2021-09-17|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2015 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|SUI}} Montreux, Switzerland |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2015/746?tab=results|access-date=2021-05-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Toruń, Poland |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/746?tab=results|access-date=2021-05-06|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2017 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GEO}} Tbilisi, Georgia |Team Women's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/746|access-date=2021-09-17|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== Grand Prix === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2014-04-26 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/121|access-date=2021-09-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016-06-03 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai, China |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/457|access-date=2021-09-18|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2017-05-19 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai, China |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website|url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/457|access-date=2021-06-10|website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
=== World Cup === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2014-03-14 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Tauberbischofsheim, Germany |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="gold" |1st<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2014/127 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2015-10-16 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|MEX}} Cancún, Mexico |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/125 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016-01-15 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Gdańsk, Poland |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/127 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016-02-05 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ALG}} Algier, Algeria |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2016/129 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2016-10-14 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|MEX}} Cancún, Mexico |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2017/125 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2017-10-13 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|MEX}} Cancún, Mexico |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=13 Oct 2017 world Cup Coupe du Monde |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2018/125?tab=results |access-date=2021-05-08 |website=The International Fencing Federation official website}}</ref> |- |2018-11-23 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ALG}} Algier, Algeria |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2019/125?tab=results |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |- |2019-12-13 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="silver" |2nd<ref>{{Cite web |title=13 Dec 2019 world Cup Coupe du Monde |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2020/118?tab=results |access-date=2021-05-08 |website=The International Fencing Federation official website}}</ref> |- |2022-04-15 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|SER}} Belgrade, Serbia |Individual Women's Foil | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website |url=http://fie.org/competitions/2022/125 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=FIE.org}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{FIE}} * {{EFC}} * {{Olympics.com|martina-batini}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{CONI|new_id=1258}} * [https://federscherma.it/atleta/martina-batini/ Martina Batini] at the ''Federazione Italiana Scherma'' {{in lang|it}}
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