Enrico Garozzo | |
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![]() Garozzo at the 2013 Paris World Cup | |
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 |
Medal record |
Enrico Garozzo ( [enˈriːko ɡaˈrɔttso]; born 21 June 1989 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer and 2016 Olympic silver medalist. [1]
Garozzo is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri. [2]
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.
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2016 |
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Team Men's Épée | 2nd [10] |
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [11] |
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2016 |
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Team Men's Épée | 2nd [12] |
2018 |
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Team Men's Épée | 3rd [13] |
2019 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [14] |
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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01/16/2014 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 2nd [15] |
12/05/2014 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [16] |
03/18/2016 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 2nd [17] |
Date | Location | Event | Position |
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02/27/2010 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [18] |
06/29/2012 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [19] |
02/15/2013 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [20] |
01/22/2015 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [21] |
11/13/2015 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [22] |
02/12/2016 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 1st [23] |
02/08/2019 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 2nd [24] |
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.
Enrico Garozzo | |
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![]() Garozzo at the 2013 Paris World Cup | |
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 |
Medal record |
Enrico Garozzo ( [enˈriːko ɡaˈrɔttso]; born 21 June 1989 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer and 2016 Olympic silver medalist. [1]
Garozzo is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri. [2]
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.
Year | Location | Event | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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Team Men's Épée | 2nd [10] |
Year | Location | Event | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2014 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [11] |
Year | Location | Event | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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Team Men's Épée | 2nd [12] |
2018 |
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Team Men's Épée | 3rd [13] |
2019 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [14] |
Year | Location | Event | Position |
---|---|---|---|
01/16/2014 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 2nd [15] |
12/05/2014 |
![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [16] |
03/18/2016 |
![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd [17] |
Date | Location | Event | Position |
---|---|---|---|
02/27/2010 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [18] |
06/29/2012 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [19] |
02/15/2013 |
![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [20] |
01/22/2015 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [21] |
11/13/2015 |
![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd [22] |
02/12/2016 |
![]() |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st [23] |
02/08/2019 |
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Individual Men's Épée | 2nd [24] |
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.