Giorgio Avola (born 8 May 1989) is an Italian right-handed foil fencer.[2]
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Born | Modica, Sicily, Italy | 8 May 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National coach | Andrea Cipressa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal coach | Eugenio Migliore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Avola is a three-time team European champion, 2011 individual European champion, and four-time team world champion.
A three-time Olympian, Avola is a 2012 team Olympic champion.
Avola competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Medal record
editOlympic Games
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2012 | London, United Kingdom | Team Men's Foil | 1st[3] |
World Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2011 | Catania, Italy | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[4] |
2011 | Catania, Italy | Team Men's Foil | 3rd[5] |
2013 | Budapest, Hungary | Team Men's Foil | 1st[6] |
2014 | Kazan, Russia | Team Men's Foil | 3rd[7] |
2015 | Moscow, Russia | Team Men's Foil | 1st[8] |
2017 | Leipzig, Germany | Team Men's Foil | 1st[9] |
2018 | Wuxi, China | Team Men's Foil | 1st[10] |
European Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2010 | Leipzig, Germany | Team Men's Foil | 1st[11] |
2011 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Individual Men's Foil | 1st[12] |
2011 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Team Men's Foil | 1st[13] |
2012 | Legnano, Italy | Team Men's Foil | 1st[14] |
2014 | Strasbourg, France | Team Men's Foil | 2nd[15] |
2016 | Toruń, Poland | Team Men's Foil | 2nd[16] |
2017 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Team Men's Foil | 3rd[17] |
2018 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Team Men's Foil | 2nd[18] |
2019 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Team Men's Foil | 3rd[19] |
2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[20] |
Grand Prix
editDate | Location | Event | Position |
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2012-06-01 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[21] |
2017-03-17 | Long Beach, California | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[22] |
World Cup
editDate | Location | Event | Position |
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2010-02-27 | Bonn, Germany | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[23] |
2010-06-03 | Havana, Cuba | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[24] |
2011-01-28 | Paris, France | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[25] |
2012-05-18 | Seoul, South Korea | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[26] |
2012-06-29 | Havana, Cuba | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[27] |
2013-01-25 | Paris, France | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[28] |
2013-03-22 | Bonn, Germany | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[29] |
2013-05-24 | Havana, Cuba | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[30] |
2016-11-11 | Tokyo, Japan | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[31] |
2017-01-20 | Paris, France | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[32] |
2018-01-19 | Paris, France | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[33] |
2019-01-11 | Paris, France | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[34] |
2019-03-01 | Cairo, Egypt | Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[35] |
2022-04-16 | Belgrade, Serbia | Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[36] |
References
edit- ^ "Fencing statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to Giorgio Avola at Wikimedia Commons
- Giorgio Avola at the International Fencing Federation
- Giorgio Avola at the European Fencing Confederation
- Giorgio Avola at the Federazione Italiana Scherma (in Italian)
- Giorgio Avola at Olympedia
- Giorgio Avola at Olympics.com
- Giorgio Avola at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- Giorgio Avola at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)