Paolo Pizzo
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 4 April 1983 Catania, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | Épée |
| Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare |
Medal record | |
Paolo Pizzo (born 4 April 1983) is an Italian épée fencer. He won 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, his home town, and through this he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he finished in 5th place, losing to eventual champion Rubén Limardo.[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]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | World Championships | Catania
|
1st | Épée individual |
| 2017 | World Championships |  Leipzig
|
1st | Épée individual |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paolo Pizzo.
- ^ "épée individual men results - Fencing - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "Mondiali di scherma: la favola di Paolo Pizzo, dal tumore alla medaglia d'oro" (in Italian). panorama.it. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links
- Paolo Pizzo profile from site Eurofencing.info
- Paolo Pizzo profile from site Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Catania
- Italian male fencers
- Italian épée fencers
- Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers of Italy
- Fencers of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in fencing
- Universiade silver medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade