Diego Occhiuzzi (born 30 April 1981) is an Italian
fencer and olympic medal winner in team
sabre competition.
Diego Occhuizzi at Sports Reference
/ref> At the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
he competed in the Men's sabre where he lost to Áron Szilágyi
Áron Szilágyi (; born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer.
Szilágyi is a 2018 team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, 2007 team world champion, and 2022 individual world champion.
A four-time Oly ...
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 2011 World Fencing Championships
The 2011 World Fencing Championships was held at Catania, Italy from 8–16 October.
Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
External links
FIEOfficial website
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, and a gold from both the 2013 and 2014 European Fencing Championships
The European Fencing Championships is an annual top-level European fencing competition organized by the European Fencing Confederation.
History
The first competition bearing the name of "European Fencing Championships" was held in Paris in 1921. T ...
. However, his best result is having placed second in the individual event at the 2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
. In the finals, he lost to Áron Szilágyi
Áron Szilágyi (; born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer.
Szilágyi is a 2018 team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, 2007 team world champion, and 2022 individual world champion.
A four-time Oly ...
, 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
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