Giorgio Avola (born 8 May 1989) is an Italian right-handed
foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
* Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal
* Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
* Tin foil, metal foil ...
fencer.
Avola is a three-time team European champion, 2011 individual European champion, and four-time team world champion.
A three-time
Olympian, Avola is a 2012 team Olympic champion.
Avola competed in the
2012 London Olympic Games
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 ...
, the
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Grand Prix
World Cup
References
External links
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Italian male fencers
Italian foil fencers
1989 births
Living people
Olympic fencers of Italy
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
People from Modica
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Fencers of Fiamme Gialle
Sportspeople from the Province of Ragusa
Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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