Enrico Garozzo (; born 21 June 1989 in

Catania Catania (, , , Sicilian and ) is the second-largest municipality on Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the center of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, wh ...

Sicily Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4. ...

) is an Italian right-handed

épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...

fencer and 2016 Olympic silver medalist. Garozzo is an athlete of the

Centro Sportivo Carabinieri The Centro Sportivo Carabinieri (also known as Carabinieri Bologna), is the sport section of the Italian armed force Carabinieri. Sports The disciplines of C.S. Carabinieri include: Medal table Update at the 4 May 2020. All-time notable athl ...

Biography

Garozzo won a silver medal at the 2006 Cadets World Fencing Championship in

Taebaek Taebaek (; ) is a city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Taebaek is the second highest city in South Korea, after Pyeongchang. Etymology Taebaek in is derived ...

, then took the gold at the 2008 Junior World Fencing Championship in his childhood city

Acireale Acireale (; , locally shortened to ''Jaci'' or ''Aci'') is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the north-east of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. It is home to ...

. Amongst seniors, he made his first

Fencing World Cup The Fencing World Cup is an international fencing competition held by the International Fencing Federation. In each weapon (Men's and Women's Épée, Sabre and Foil), three Grand Prix, five World Cup events and several satellite events are conte ...

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 The 2013 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host cit ...

Mersin Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...

. He advanced to the quarter-finals in the 2013 European Championships at

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

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 A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

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 Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ...

fencer. He lives in Milan with Estonian fencer Erika Kirpu.

Medal Record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

References

External links

* *
archive
* * *
Enrico Garozzo
at the ''Federazione Italiana Scherma'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Garozzo, Enrico Italian male épée fencers Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Catania People from Acireale Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in fencing Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy Fencers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Italian sportsmen