Name Diego Occhiuzzi FIE Ranking current ranking Weight 80 kg | Head coach(es) Leonardo Caserta Height 1.80 m Hand right-handed Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 30 April 1981 (age 43) Napoli, Italy ( 1981-04-30 ) Club Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare Similar People Aldo Montano, Luigi Samele, Luigi Tarantino, Aron Szilagyi, Nikolay Kovalev | ||
Diego occhiuzzi epic sabre compilation
Diego Occhiuzzi (born 30 April 1981) is an Italian fencer and olympic medal winner in team sabre competition. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's sabre where he lost to Áron Szilágyi in the final round to win the silver medal. He was also part of the Italian men's sabre team that won the bronze medal.
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- Diego occhiuzzi epic sabre compilation
- London Olympics 2012 L4 Diego Occhiuzzi ITA v Rares Dumitrescu ROU
- Achievements
- References
London Olympics 2012 - L4 - Diego Occhiuzzi ITA v Rares Dumitrescu ROU
Achievements
Occhiuzzi has been most successful in team events, having won a bronze Olympic medals in both 2008 and 2012, a bronze, a silver, and another bronze from the 2007, 2010, and 2011 World Fencing Championships, and a gold from both the 2013 and 2014 European Fencing Championships. However, his best result is having placed second in the individual event at the 2012 Olympics. In the finals, he lost to Áron Szilágyi, 15-8.
References
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