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Enrico Garozzo

Enrico Garozzo ([enˈriːko ɡaˈrɔttso]; born 21 June 1989 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer and 2016 Olympic silver medalist.[1]

Enrico Garozzo
Garozzo at the 2013 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Born (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)
Sport
Weaponépée
Handright-handed
National coachSandro Cuomo
ClubCentro Sportivo Carabinieri
Head coachAndrea Candiani
Former coachDomenico Patti
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team épée
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Individual
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toruń Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf Individual

Garozzo is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri.[2]

Biography

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Garozzo won a silver medal at the 2006 Cadets World Fencing Championship in Taebaek,[3] then took the gold at the 2008 Junior World Fencing Championship in his childhood city Acireale.[4]

Amongst seniors, he made his first Fencing World Cup podium in 2010 with a third place in the Grand Prix de Berne.[5] This was followed in the 2011–12 season by a second place at the Jockey Club Argentino.[5]

In the 2012–13 season he placed third in the Heidenheimer Pokal[5] and in the 2013 Mediterranean Games at Mersin.[6] He advanced to the quarter-finals in the 2013 European Championships at Budapest before being stopped by eventual silver medallist Daniel Jerent. In the 2013–14 season, he won a silver medal in the Doha Grand Prix[7] and took a bronze medal at the World Championships in Kazan after losing in the semifinals to South Korea's Park Kyoung-doo.[8] He finished the season 4th in world rankings, a career best.

In the 2014–15 season Garozzo won a bronze medal in the Doha Grand Prix.[9]

Enrico's younger brother, Daniele, is a foil fencer. He lives in Milan with Estonian fencer Erika Kirpu.

Medal Record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Team Men's Épée 2nd[10]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2014   Kazan, Russia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[11]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2016   Toruń, Poland Team Men's Épée 2nd[12]
2018   Novi Sad, Serbia Team Men's Épée 3rd[13]
2019   Düsseldorf, Germany Individual Men's Épée 3rd[14]

Grand Prix

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Year Location Event Position
01/16/2014   Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 2nd[15]
12/05/2014   Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 3rd[16]
03/18/2016   Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 2nd[17]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
02/27/2010   Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 3rd[18]
06/29/2012   Buenos Aires, Argentina Individual Men's Épée 3rd[19]
02/15/2013   Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 3rd[20]
01/22/2015   Heidenheim, Germany Individual Men's Épée 3rd[21]
11/13/2015   Tallinn, Estonia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[22]
02/12/2016   Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 1st[23]
02/08/2019   Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 2nd[24]

References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "IL GENERALE TULLIO DEL SETTE INCONTRA GLI ATLETI ALLA CERIMONIA DI INAGUARAZIONE DEI NUOVI IMPIANTI SPORTIVI" (in Italian). carabinieri.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020. Tra loro, oltre ai già citati Garozzo, Errigo, Miracco e De Luca, anche l'argento olimpico di Rio 2016 nel tiro a volo Chiara Cainero, il judoka Matteo Marconcini, 5° alle olimpiadi, i nuotatori Luca Dotto e Silvia Di Pietro, i canottieri Paolo Di Girolamo e Stefano Oppo, la marciatrice Noemi Stella, l'oro europeo di tiro a volo Massimo Fabbrizi, la triatleta Angelica Olmo, il mezzofondista Yohanes Chiappinelli, e numerosi altri ancora.
  3. ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, ed. (10 April 2006). "Campionati mondiali cadetti un argento nella spada" (in Italian).
  4. ^ Gianluca Musmeci (12 April 2010). "Mondiali di Scherma giovani: oro all'Acese Enrico Garozzo". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Alessandro Gennari (13 February 2014). "La terza prova". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
  6. ^ Gabriele Lippi (22 June 2013). "Mersin 2013, quattro medaglie dalla scherma: oro Di Francisca". Olimpiazzura.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. ^ Alessandro Gennari (17 January 2014). "Quella maledetta ultima stoccata…". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
  8. ^ Stefano Arcobelli (20 July 2014). "Scherma, Mondiali, Spada: Fiamingo d'oro! Garozzo è di bronzo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Scherma, spada uomini, Grand Prix: Garozzo è di bronzo a Doha" (in Italian). Gasport. 6 December 2014.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  13. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  14. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  16. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  17. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  18. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  19. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  20. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  21. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  22. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  23. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  24. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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