Elena Cacciabue is a famous personality from the sixties who played an important role in the formation of the National Guardia Nacional. A tall and strong woman of extraordinary physical strength Elena Cacciabue was trained in fencing and was a formidable opponent in fencing. Elena Cacciabue’s career spanned many years and she fought a number of men in order to achieve the rank she has at present: she was a wrestling champion, a fencing champion and a World War II flying ace. Elena Cacciabue is today a proud national of Dominican Republic and lives in New York City.
Elena Cacciabue first discovered her athletic talent while still a student in Buenos Aires. Later she trained with such athletes as Alejandra Gavarini and Jose P. Mendoza, both from Venezuela. Elena Cacciabue studied fencing and yoga and these introduced her into the world of competitive wrestling. She first joined the Argentinian wrestling team Delta in 1950. Elena Cacciabue achieved the rank of “Dijon” in the world of wrestling but the very next year she lost the title to Mrs. Izaki of Japan.
Elena Cacciabue is today a sports personality and has appeared in a number of popular TV shows. As a character in a TV series she appears as “Rosa” – a bulldog who likes to attack her opponents with her teeth. Elena Cacciabue also makes a brief cameo in the movie “Jurassic Park” as the voice of Dredlock. Elena Cacciabue holds a number of titles in different sports and disciplines, including a world record for the highest vertical jump by women and the second highest body mass index.