Enrico Garozzo
| Enrico Garozzo | |
|---|---|
 Garozzo at the 2013 Paris World Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 June 1989 |
| Weapon(s) | épée |
| Hand | right-handed |
| National coach(es) | Sandro Cuomo |
| Club | Centro Sportivo Carabinieri |
| Head coach(es) | Andrea Candiani |
| Former coach(es) | Domenico Patti |
| FIE Ranking | current ranking |
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Enrico Garozzo ([enˈriːko ɡaˈrɔttso]; born 21 June 1989 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian épée fencer, bronze medallist in the 2014 World Championships.
Biography
Garozzo won a silver medal at the 2006 Cadets World Fencing Championship in Taebaek,[1] then took the gold at the 2008 Junior World Fencing Championship in his childhood city Acireale.[2]
Amongst seniors, he made his first Fencing World Cup podium in 2010 with a third place in the Grand Prix de Berne.[3] This was followed in the 2011–12 season by a second place at the Jockey Club Argentino.[3]
In the 2012–13 season he placed third in the Heidenheimer Pokal[3] and in the 2013 Mediterranean Games at Mersin.[4] He advanced to the quarter-finals in the 2013 European Championships at Budapest before being stopped by eventual silver medallist Daniel Jerent. In the 2013–14 season, he won a silver medal in the Doha Grand Prix[5] and took a bronze medal at the World Championships in Kazan after losing in the semifinals to South Korea's Park Kyoung-doo.[6] 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.[7]
Enrico's younger brother, Daniele, is a foil fencer.
References
- ↑ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, ed. (10 April 2006). "Campionati mondiali cadetti un argento nella spada" (in Italian).
- ↑ Gianluca Musmeci (12 April 2010). "Mondiali di Scherma giovani: oro all'Acese Enrico Garozzo". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian).
- 1 2 3 Alessandro Gennari (13 February 2014). "La terza prova". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
- ↑ Gabriele Lippi (22 June 2013). "Mersin 2013, quattro medaglie dalla scherma: oro Di Francisca". Olimpiazzura.com (in Italian).
- ↑ Alessandro Gennari (17 January 2014). "Quella maledetta ultima stoccata…". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
- ↑ Stefano Arcobelli (20 July 2014). "Scherma, Mondiali, Spada: Fiamingo d'oro! Garozzo è di bronzo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
- ↑ "Scherma, spada uomini, Grand Prix: Garozzo è di bronzo a Doha" (in Italian). Gasport. 6 December 2014.
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