Angelo Mazzoni (born 3 April 1961, in

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fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000, winning gold in 1996 and 2000.

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, 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

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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

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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.

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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 {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub

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