Alessio Foconi

Alessio Foconi (born 22 November 1989) is an Italian foil fencer, individual and team world champion in 2018.

Alessio Foconi
Personal information
Born (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989
Rome, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
National coachAndrea Cipressa
ClubCS Terni / CS Aeronautica Militare
Head coachGiulio Tomassini
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
2017 LeipzigTeam foil
2018 WuxiIndividual foil
2018 WuxiTeam foil
2019 BudapestTeam foil
European Games
2015 BakuIndividual foil
2015 BakuTeam foil
European Championships
2019 DüsseldorfIndividual foil
2018 Novi SadTeam foil
2017 TbilisiTeam foil
2019 DüsseldorfTeam foil

Career

Born in Rome, Foconi took up fencing in Terni, Umbria. He was coached in his formative years by Filippo Romagnoli and Giulio Tomassini.

In 2008 he created an upset at the Espinho World Cup after defeating Renal Ganeyev, Ruslan Nasibulin and Choi Byung-chul. He was stopped in the semifinals by fellow countryman and team Olympic champion Simone Vanni and came away with a bronze medal.[1] The next year he won a team bronze medal at the Junior European Championships in Amsterdam and an individual bronze and a team gold at the Junior World Championships in Belfast.

In 2010–11 he took another World Cup bronze, this time at the Shanghai Grand Prix, and finished the season 25th in the world rankings. He did not qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics, but maintained his Top 25 ranking. In 2013 he won the Italian championship after defeating Valerio Aspromonte in the final.[2]

In the 2014–15 season Foconi bounced back in the World Cup circuit by posting a quarter-final finish in the Paris World Cup,[3] then a bronze medal in the Löwe von Bonn.[4]

References
  1. Leonardo Bordoni (17 March 2008). "Scherma: Foconi si scopre grande fra i 'grandi'". Sport Terni (in Italian).
  2. Leonardo Bordoni (30 May 2013). "Che Foconi, scala l'Aspromonte ed è oro". Giornale dell'Umbria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. Ivano Mari (17 January 2015). "Scherma, buon piazzamento in Coppa del mondo per Foconi". Terni in rete (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. Stefano Arcobelli (7 February 2015). "Scherma, fioretto, tris d'Italia con trionfo di Cassarà. La Errigo seconda". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
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