Background
She took up fencing when she was seven at the instigation of her father, who already drove her brother to a nearby fencing school, AS Methodos Catania.
She took up fencing when she was seven at the instigation of her father, who already drove her brother to a nearby fencing school, AS Methodos Catania.
Fiamingo did ballet and rhythmic gymnastics as a child. She was taught by Gianni Sperlinga, who remains her personal coach as of today. In 2004 she was selected into the cadet Italian national team
Fiamingo joined the national senior team in the 2010-2011 season.
At the 2011 European Championships in Sheffield she reached the quarter-finals, where she was defeated by teammate Nathalie Moellhausen. The next season she climbed her first World Cup podium with a bronze medal in Doha, followed by a gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.
Qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics with the team, she was defeated 14–15 in the quarter-finals of the individual event by China"s Sun Yujie. In the team event, Italy were defeated in the first round by the United States, then lost to Romania in the ranking matches and finished seventh.
Fiamingo joined Flessel-Colovic (1998 and 1999) and Mariann Horvath (HUN, 1991 and 1992) as the only women with multiple world titles in this event.
This was the third gold medal for Italy in this event, equalling France and Hungary on most wins. Fiamingo has a degree in pianoforte and studies nutrition at the University of Catania.