Giorgio Avola

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Born (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 36)
Modica, Sicily, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
SportFencing
Giorgio Avola
Personal information
Born (1989-05-08) 8 May 1989 (age 36)
Modica, Sicily, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryItaly
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
National coachAndrea Cipressa
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle[1]
Personal coachEugenio Migliore
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 LeipzigTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 WuxiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 CataniaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2014 KazanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 BudapestTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 LeipzigTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 SheffieldIndividual
Gold medal – first place2011 SheffieldTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 LegnanoTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 StrasbourgTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 ToruńTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 Novi SadTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 ToruńIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2017 TbilisiIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2017 TbilisiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 Novi SadIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2019 DüsseldorfTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 AntalyaIndividual

Giorgio Avola (born 8 May 1989) is an Italian right-handed foil fencer.[2]

A three-time Olympian, Avola competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, being crowned Olympic team champion in 2012. He is also a three-time team European champion, 2011 individual European champion, and four-time team world champion.

Olympic Games

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