Alessandra Perilli

Alessandra Perilli was born on 1 April 1988. She is a professional target shooter from Italy who represents San Marino in international competitions.

Perilli made history for San Marino by winning the country's first ever Olympic medal. She earned a bronze medal in Women's Trap at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Her achievement showed great skill and brought pride to her nation.

Biography

Alessandra Perilli was born in Rimini. Her father, Claudio Perilli, was a trap shooter for the Italian national team, and her mother is from San Marino. She has a sister, Arianna Perilli, who also competed for Italy in trap shooting. Alessandra began shooting in 2001, thanks to her father.

In 2009, she started competing for San Marino. She won a silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara and later won a competition at the ISSF World Cup in 2011. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she finished fourth, becoming the first Sanmarinese athlete to place this high.

After taking a break to have her son, Alessandra returned to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was the flag bearer for San Marino during the opening ceremony. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she won a bronze medal, becoming San Marino’s first Olympic medalist. She also won a silver medal in the mixed team trap event with Gian Marco Berti. Her achievements made San Marino the smallest country ever to win an Olympic medal.