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PAOLO PIZZO Fencing

Date of birth: 04/03/1983

Place of Birth: Catania

m. 1,81

kg. 83

Speciality Epee team

Biography

Champion in sport and life. As a child he defeated the most dreaded opponent, a brain tumour, and from then on he expressed through fencing his lust for life. On the podium, he also found the courage to ask for the hand of Lavinia Bonessio, Italian pentathlon athlete, who would then become his wife. Testimonial for the Italian Association for Cancer Research, and passionate supporter of AC Milan, the 33 year old from Catania has a world gold and a European silver in individual épée under his belt. In the future he would like to become a sports journalist, but in Rio he is ready to write another important page of Italian fencing.

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Medal table

Achievements at the Olympic Games

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Palmares

Records and medals in international, national and youth competitions

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Go to the Qualified Athletes List Status: Individual spots 30/11/-0001
First Club: Cus Catania
Club: Aeronautica
First Coach: Giovanna Ferro
Coach: Enrico Di Ciolo
Other sports: Football, volleyball, tennis, canoe
Hobby: Scuba diving, skydive
Relationship Status: Married

Palmares

Olympic Games

5° Londra 2012 – Individuale

World Championship

20° Parigi 2010 – Individuale
13° Parigi 2010 – Squadra
1° Catania 2011 – Individuale
5° Catania 2011 – Squadra
7° Budapest 2013 – Squadra
47° Budapest 2013 – Individuale
6° Kazan 2014 – Squadra
15° Kazan 2014 – Individuale
20° Mosca 2015 – Individuale
4° Mosca 2015 – Squadra

European Championship

7° Zalaegerszeg 2005 – Squadra
18° Zalaegerszeg 2005 – Individuale
5° Lipsia 2010 – Squadra
10° Lipsia 2010 – Individuale
33° Sheffield 2011 – Individuale
5° Legnano 2012 – Individuale
5° Legnano 2012 – Squadra
5° Zagabria 2013 – Squadra
22° Zagabria 2013 – Individuale
2° Strasburgo 2014 – Individuale
11° Strasburgo 2014 – Squadra
13° Montreux 2015 – Individuale
12° Montreux 2015 – Squadra
11° Torun 2016  - Individuale
2° Torun 2016 - Squadra

World Cup

8° 2008-2009
5° 2009-2010
1° 2010-2011
8° 2011-2012


Olympic Games medal table

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Rio 2016 Epee team 0 1 0
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