Fencing - Most individual world titles (women)

Italian fencer Valentina Vezzali has won nine world titles during her career, three of which were at the Olympics. Vezzali won Foil titles in 1999–2001, 2003–05, 2007–08 and 2011. Valentina has continuously placed well in the world championships, her results are as follows:
2013: 8th
2012: 3rd
2011: 1st
2010: 3rd
2009: 5th
2008: 1st
2007: 1st
2006: 2nd
2005: 1st
2004: 1st
2003: 1st
2002: 5th
2001: 1st
2000: 1st
1999: 1st
1998: 3rd
1997: 9th
1996: 2nd
1995: 3rd
1994: 2nd
1993: 6th