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 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 21 June 1989 |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Weapon | épée |
Hand | right-handed |
National coach | Sandro Cuomo |
Club | Centro Sportivo Carabinieri |
Head coach | Andrea Candiani |
Former coach | Domenico Patti |
FIE ranking | current ranking |
Garozzo is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri.[2]
Biography
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
Olympic Games
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[10] |
World Championship
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 | Kazan, Russia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[11] |
European Championship
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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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
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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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
Date | Location | Event | Position |
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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
External links
- Enrico Garozzo at the International Fencing Federation
- Enrico Garozzo at the European Fencing Confederation (archive)
- Enrico Garozzo at Olympics.com
- Enrico Garozzo at Olympedia
- Enrico Garozzo at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- Enrico Garozzo at the Federazione Italiana Scherma (in Italian)