Beatrice Vio

Italian Wheelchair Fencer; Paralympic Gold Medalist & World Champion

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Beatrice Vio Biography

It is not only Beatrice Vio’s unblemished record that draws people’s attention, it is her youthful celebration following each victory, plus her fervent passion to inspire young people with a disability that captures the hearts of many.

Better known as Bebe, her positive joyful attitude towards life is depicted in the Netflix documentary 'Rising Phoenix', where she is featured among nine Paralympians.

The Italian sensation pretty much has not lost an individual bout on the international scene since her memorable Paralympic debut victory at Rio 2016 in the women’s foil category B. Her winning streak ended last December at the World Cup in Kyoto, Japan, where she lost to Russia’s Ludmila Vasileva in the final.

Apart from that loss, Vio has appeared unbeatable, and at 22, more is expected to come ahead of her second Paralympics at Tokyo 2020.

In 2008, at the age of 11, Vio contracted meningitis which resulted in a stay of over 100 days in the hospital. Doctors were able to save her life but only at the cost of the amputation of all four limbs.

Fencing was a passion for Vio before her illness, and she quickly adapted to wheelchair competition. Trained by coaches Federica Berton and Alice Esposito, Vio took part in her first official wheelchair fencing match in Bologna, Italy, in May 2010. As the only wheelchair fencer in the world to compete with no arms and no legs, she has not looked back since.

Vio did not compete at the London 2012 Paralympic. Instead, she represented future Paralympians as a torchbearer for those Games. Soon afterward, she made it into the Italian senior squad. It did not take long for her to make her mark as a serious contender in the category B foil discipline.

December 2012 saw Vio finish as runner-up at the World Cup in Eger, Hungary only losing in the final to London 2012 silver medallist Dani Gyongi of Hungary.

Vio built on this performance at her next major competition in April 2013, beating Marta Makowska of Poland, a bronze medallist at London 2012, to take victory at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix in Montreal, Canada. She then secured a successive tournament win at May's Grand Prix competition in Lonato del Garda, Italy.

Aged just 16, Vio took part in the 2013 World Championships, but could only manage 10th in the category B foil event. A year later, she was topped the podium twice at the European Championships, taking gold in the individual and team foil events.

At the 2015 World Championships in Eger, Vio achieved her objective for the season – claiming the world title after beating home favourite Gyongyi in the foil final. She also went the whole season unbeaten.

Although she retained her individual European title on home territory in 2016 beating Russia’s Irina Mishurova, her run of 11 consecutive World Cup victories came to an end in July when she was beaten by another Russian Viktoria Boykova.

As a 19-year-old at her debut Paralympics in Rio 2016, Vio shocked firm favourite China’s Jingjing Zhou 15-7 to win gold in the individual foil B.

She had progressed from the pool stage undefeated, winning all her bouts 5-0. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Makowska 15–6, then stunned defending Paralympic champion Fang Yao of China 15–1, to make the gold medal match.

Days later, the new Paralympic champion won bronze in the foil team. Joining her on the podium was her teammates Andrea Mogos and Loredana Trigilia, behind China and Hungary in gold and silver, respectively.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/21/2024.

Beatrice Vio Videos

  • The Emotional Moment Bebe Vio Becomes Paralympic Champion!
    Relive the amazing women's individual foil gold B wheelchair Fencing match between Italy and China at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games where Bebe Vio...
  • The Inspiring Story of an Armless Gold Medalist
    Beatrice Vio cultivated a passion for fencing when she was five years old. At 11, she contracted severe meningitis. In the hospital, the doctors gave...

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