Micol, Giovanna

Giovanna Micol

Professional sailor athlete

winner of the first Puig Women America’s Cup with the Luna Rossa team
Freelance architect

Main Topics:

  • Team Building and Team work
  • Group Management: Division of Responsibilities and Roles
  • The Value of the Team
  • Motivation and Resilience
  • Achievement of objectives: SMART objective
  • Courage and adaptability in facing new challenges
  • Values of the sport of sailing
  • Gender Equality

Professional Profile:

Architect and professional sailor engaged in the Luna Rossa team and winner of the first edition  Women America’s cup in 2024 in Barcellona; mother of 11-year-old Olivia and 8-year-old Mattia.

She was leader in the worldranking of the Olympimic class 470  from 2005 to 2012; she won a gold and a silver medals at the European championship, a silver and a bronze medal at the world championship ; she was twice fifth at the Olympic Games (2008 Beijing and London 2012), in team with Giulia Conti.

She has participated at  3 Olympic campaigns and for the first time this year she partecipated and won the Women America’s Cup, with the rule of trimmer and coordinator of the women’s crew.

She has already participated on several occasions as a speaker/testimonial, mostly addressing to a young audience and the mostly frequently discussed topics are those that combine the world of sailing with the personal growth one, both as an individual and as a team.

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