Enrico Garozzo
Italian fencer
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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 at the 2013 Paris World Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1989 |
| Fencing career | |
| 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 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Team Men's Épée | 2nd[10] |
World Championship
European Championship
Grand Prix
World Cup
| 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] |
