Role
Former athlete, Olympic champion, sports manager, and former Technical Director of the National Shooting Teams. Vice President of the CONI National Technical Commission and lawyer.
Bio
Valentina Turisini is an icon of Italian and international shooting. With a degree in law and a license to practice law, and a solid expertise in sports law, she has worn the Italian national team since 1986, winning the silver medal in the 50-meter rifle three-position event at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and establishing herself at the top of global competitive sport.
Combining her competitive career with high-level management responsibilities, she served as Technical Director of the men's and women's national teams of the UITS (Italian Shooting Union) from 2009 to 2022. Her work in sports management has also been reflected in the UITS Board of Directors and in her role as Vice President of the CONI National Technical Commission.
In the field of training, she was the manager and trainer of federal technicians, authoring the "Rifle Shooting Manual" (2010). Honored with the CONI Golden Palm for Technical Merit and the Golden Star for Sporting Merit, she was named Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2014.