Luigi "Gigi" Samele (born 25 July 1987) is an Italian left-handed sabre fencer, three-time team European champion, two-time Olympian, and four-time Olympic medalist.[2]

Luigi Samele
Samele in 2013
Personal information
Born (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 37)
Foggia, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
WeaponSabre
Handleft-handed
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Leipzig Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo Team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zagreb Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Strasbourg Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Torun Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tbilisi Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Novi Sad Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Basel Individual
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chicago Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cancun Individual

He is dating Ukrainian four-time world champion sabre fencer Olha Kharlan, and they live in Bologna, Italy.[3][4]

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2012   London, United Kingdom Team Men's Sabre 3rd[5]
2021   Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[6]
2021   Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Sabre 2nd[7]
2024   Paris, France Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[8]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2010   Paris, France Team Men's Sabre 2nd[9]
2017   Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Sabre 3rd[10]
2018   Wuxi, China Team Men's Sabre 2nd[11]
2019   Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Sabre 3rd[12]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2010   Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Sabre 1st[13]
2013   Zagreb, Croatia Team Men's Sabre 1st[14]
2014   Strasbourg, France Team Men's Sabre 1st[15]
2016   Toruń, Poland Team Men's Sabre 2nd[16]
2017   Tbilisi, Georgia Team Men's Sabre 2nd[17]
2018   Novi Sad, Serbia Team Men's Sabre 2nd[18]
2019   Düsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Sabre 3rd[19]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
2010-02-12   Moscow, Russia Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[20]
2013-01-19   Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[21]
2014-03-08   Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[22]
2014-05-17   Warsaw, Poland Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[23]
2016-12-16   Cancún, Mexico Individual Men's Sabre 1st[24]
2020-01-10   Montreal, Canada Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[25]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2009-01-31   Athens, Greece Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[26]
2009-06-19   Dallas, Texas Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[27]
2010-06-13   Margarita Island, Venezuela Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[28]
2013-05-03   Chicago, Illinois Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[29]
2014-02-14   Padua, Italy Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[30]
2014-05-02   Chicago, Illinois Individual Men's Sabre 1st[31]
2018-11-16   Algier, Algeria Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[32]
2019-11-15   Cairo, Egypt Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[33]

References

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  2. ^ "International Fencing Federation official". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. ^ "Samele riabbraccia Olga: Ritorno a casa con la fidanzata ucraina". Sky Sport. 7 March 2022.
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