Alessandra Perilli

Biography

Perilli was born in Rimini. She also has a sister, Arianna Perilli, who competed for the Italian national team in trap like her father. In 2009, Alessandra started representing San Marino through her mother. Another one of her first international events was at the ISSF World Cup in 2011, where she won the women's trap competition. She finished 4th after a draw for 2nd place with a French and a Slovakian shooter in the Women's trap at the 2012 Summer Olympics. With her result at the 2012 Olympics, she became the first Sanmarinese athlete to finish fourth or higher, as the previous best haf been that of Francesco Nanni at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She was the flag bearer for San Marino in the Parade of Nations. She competed for San Marino at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she won the bronze medal in women's trap, becoming the first Olympic medalist for San Marino in history. Her win was also historic as San Marino became the smallest country in history to win a medal.