Paolo Pizzo

Paolo Pizzo

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1983-04-04) 4 April 1983 (age 38) Catania, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Épée
Club	C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team épée World Championships 2011 Catania Épée 2017 Leipzig Épée European Championships 2014 Strasbourg Épée 2016 Toruń Team Épée 2017 Tbilisi Épée

Paolo Pizzo (born 4 April 1983) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer, two-time individual world champion, two-time Olympian, and 2016 team Olympic silver medalist.^[1]

Biography[]

In 1996, when Paolo Pizzo was 13, he was diagnosed with head cancer that forced him to abandon the sport, then came slow rehabilitation until his first victory came in 2009.^[2]

Pizzo competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, where he won a silver medal in the team men's épée event.^[3][4]

Pizzo won a gold medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Italy, and a gold medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2017 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany.

Pizzo won a silver medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2014 European Fencing Championships in Strasbourg, France; a silver medal in the team men's épée event at the 2016 European Fencing Championships in Toruń, Poland; and a silver medal in the individual men's épée event at the 2017 European Fencing Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Between 2009 and 2017, Pizzo won one silver medal and three bronze medals at FIE Men's Épée Grands Prix.

Between 2009 and 2015, Pizzo won two silver medals and five bronze medals at FIE Men's Épée World Cups.

Medal Record[]

Olympic Games[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Team Men's Épée	2nd[5]

World Championship[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2011	Catania, Italy	Individual Men's Épée	1st[6]
2017	Leipzig, Germany	Individual Men's Épée	1st[7]

European Championship[]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2014	Strasbourg, France	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[8]
2016	Toruń, Poland	Team Men's Épée	2nd[9]
2017	Tbilisi, Georgia	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[10]

Grand Prix[]

Date	Location	Event	Position
03/06/2009	Stockholm, Sweden	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[11]
01/22/2010	Doha, Qatar	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[12]
01/29/2010	Legnano, Italy	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[13]
12/08/2017	Doha, Qatar	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[14]

World Cups[]

Date	Location	Event	Position
02/07/2009	Lisbon, Portugal	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[15]
05/29/2009	Montreal, Canada	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[16]
04/29/2011	Heidenheim, Germany	Individual Men's Épée	2nd[17]
03/02/2012	Tallinn, Estonia	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[18]
03/16/2012	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[19]
11/14/2014	Tallinn, Estonia	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[20]
05/01/2015	Paris, France	Individual Men's Épée	3rd[21]

References[]

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External links[]

• Paolo Pizzo profile from site Eurofencing.info
• Paolo Pizzo profile from site Fédération Internationale d'Escrime