Diego Occhiuzzi (born 30 April 1981) is an Italian fencer and olympic medal winner in team

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he competed in the Men's sabre where he lost to

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in the final round to win the silver medal. He was also part of the Italian men's sabre team that won the bronze medal.

Achievements

Occhiuzzi has been most successful in team events, having won a bronze Olympic medals in both 2008 and 2012, a bronze, a silver, and another bronze from the 2007, 2010, and

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, and a gold from both the 2013 and 2014

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. However, his best result is having placed second in the individual event at the

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. In the finals, he lost to

, 15–8.

References

Italian male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy 1981 births Living people Fencers from Naples Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub