• Source: Enrico Garozzo

      • Enrico Garozzo ([enˈriːko ɡaˈrɔttso]; born 21 June 1989 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer and 2016 Olympic silver medalist.
      Garozzo is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri.


      Biography


      Garozzo won a silver medal at the 2006 Cadets World Fencing Championship in Taebaek, then took the gold at the 2008 Junior World Fencing Championship in his childhood city Acireale.
      Amongst seniors, he made his first Fencing World Cup podium in 2010 with a third place in the Grand Prix de Berne. This was followed in the 2011–12 season by a second place at the Jockey Club Argentino.
      In the 2012–13 season he placed third in the Heidenheimer Pokal and in the 2013 Mediterranean Games at Mersin. 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 and took a bronze medal at the World Championships in Kazan after losing in the semifinals to South Korea's Park Kyoung-doo. 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.
      Enrico's younger brother, Daniele, is a foil fencer.
      He lives in Milan with Estonian fencer Erika Kirpu.


      Medal Record




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      External links



      Enrico Garozzo at the International Fencing Federation
      Enrico Garozzo at the European Fencing Confederation (archive)
      Enrico Garozzo at Olympics.com
      Enrico Garozzo at Olympedia (archive)
      Enrico Garozzo at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
      Enrico Garozzo at the Federazione Italiana Scherma (in Italian)

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