Daniele Garozzo

Daniele Garozzo ([daˈnjɛːle ɡaˈrɔttso]; born 4 August 1992) is an Italian foil fencer. He is the current Olympic champion having won the gold medal in the Men's Individual Foil at the 2016 Summer Olympics. His older brother is épée fencer Enrico Garozzo.[2]

Daniele Garozzo
Personal information
Born (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992
Acireale, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
National coachAndrea Cipressa
ClubGS Fiamme Gialle[1]
Head coachFabio Galli
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

Career

Garozzo won the 2008 Cadet World Championships at home in Acireale, then took a silver medal in the 2011 and 2012 Junior World Championships. In the 2013 Summer Universiade he was defeated in the semifinals by Russia's Aleksey Cheremisinov and came away with a bronze medal.[2] In the 2014–15 season he climbed his first World Cup podium with a silver medal in the Challenge International de Paris.[3] He earned a silver medal at the 2015 European Championships after being defeated in the final by teammate Andrea Cassarà.

Ranked number 11 in the world, Garozzo was the surprise winner of the gold medal in the Men's Individual Foil at the 2016 Summer Olympics, beating the American world number 1 Alexander Massialas in the final, his victory raised his world ranking to number 2.[4][5]

References
  1. "Que bom, Rio! - Fiamme Gialle" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. 1 September 2016. p. 38. Retrieved 17 May 2020. Premiati gli Olimpici: Campriani, Garozzo, Cagnotto, Lodo, Vicino e Montrone
  2. Gabriele Lippi (14 July 2013). "Scherma, buone notizie da Kazan: l'Italia studia e tira" (in Italian). OlimpiAzzura.it.
  3. "Daniele Garozzo 2° nel fioretto per la prima volta in Coppa" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. 17 June 2015.
  4. "Alexander Massialas makes family 'proud'". NBC Olympics. NBC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. "Fencer - Daniele Garozzo - Italy". FIE.org. FIE (International Fencing Federation). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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