Angelo Mazzoni (born 3 April 1961, in
Milan
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) is an Italian
épée
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fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000,
winning gold in 1996 and 2000.
Career
He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete at six Olympics. He was the third Italian, after
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and
Raimondo D'Inzeo
Raimondo D'Inzeo (8 February 1925 – 15 November 2013) was an Italian show jumping rider, an Olympic champion and double world champion. Together with his elder brother Piero D'Inzeo, he was the first athlete to compete in eight consecutive O ...
, to compete at six Olympics.
At the World Championships, he placed third in 1983 and second in 1990. At the European Championships, he came first in 1981 and third in 1983.
He was coached by Italian coach
Gianni Muzio. In February 2008, he and Muzio were hired by the Fencing Federation of Switzerland to be in charge of coaching the Switzerland men's and women's team for the
2012 London Olympics
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. In April 2014, Mazzoni decided to leave Switzerland and expressed the desire to return to Italy mainly for family reasons. After the
2014 World Fencing Championships
The 2014 World Fencing Championships were held in Kazan, Russia, from 15–23 July.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition.
Medal summary Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
References
External links
Official website
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the
Russian Fencing Federation
The Russian Fencing Federation (russian: Федерация Фехтования России (ФФР), translit=Federatsiya Fekhtovaniya Rossii (FFR); french: Fédération d'escrime de la Russie) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in ...
announced Mazzoni as the new coach of the Russian senior men's épée team.
See also
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List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ...
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1961 births
Living people
Italian male fencers
Italian épée fencers
Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers of Italy
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in fencing
Fencers from Milan
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Italian fencing coaches
Fencers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
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