Role
Former athlete of the Italian national handball and beach handball team. A lawyer specializing in sports law, she is a member of the CONI National Athletes' Commission and a lecturer at the CONI Emilia-Romagna School of Sport.
Bio
A handball and beach handball athlete for over twenty years, Cristina Lenardon began practicing the sport at age 10. After graduating high school, she moved to Ferrara, where she played for the Serie A1 team, and simultaneously enrolled in law school.
Her sporting career led her to play for several top-flight clubs, participate in major European cups, and become a regular on the senior national handball team, with which she played in a World University Championship and two Mediterranean Games. In 2011, she was named captain of the Italian Football Federation (FIGH) team as part of the "Rio 2016" Olympic project.
In beach handball, he competes in the Italian championships, the Champions Cup, and the European championships. In 2013, he graduated in Law with a thesis on sports; in 2015, he obtained a master's degree in Sports Law & Management with honors, and in 2016, he registered with the Ancona Bar Association. His profile integrates sports law , the role of an athlete, and a focus on a career in sports .
In management, she holds the positions of federal advisor for athletes, president of the Italian National Federation (FIGH) Federal Athletes' Commission, and team manager of the national beach handball team. Since 2021, she has been a member of the Steering Committee of the CONI National Athletes' Commission, overseeing union protection, dual career, and member-member mental and physical well-being programs. She also provides teaching and ongoing training in the field of physical education and sports sciences, teaching the regional modules of the CONI School of Sport.