Michele Niggeler (born 10 March 1992) is a Swiss

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

fencer. He has dual nationality, Swiss and Italian, but he competed in the Épée for

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. His club is Lugano Scherma. He participated at the

2019 World Fencing Championships The 2019 World Fencing Championships was held from 15 to 23 July 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. Schedule Twelve events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External l ...

, winning a medal. He also competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but was defeated in the first round.

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people Swiss male épée fencers World Fencing Championships medalists Fencers at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Switzerland Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Switzerland 21st-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-fencing-bio-stub