Andrea Cassarà

Andrea Cassarà (born 3 January 1984) is an Italian left-handed foil fencer, two-time individual European champion, 2011 individual world champion, and three-time Olympics medalist.[1]

Andrea Cassarà
Personal information
Born (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984
Passirano, Italy
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
National coachAndrea Cipressa
ClubCS Carabinieri
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensIndividual foil
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 HavanaTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2011 CataniaIndividual foil
Gold medal – first place2013 BudapestTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2017 LeipzigTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2018 WuxiTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2005 LeipzigTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2003 HavanaIndividual foil
Bronze medal – third place2006 TurinTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2014 KazanTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2019 BudapestTeam foil
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 MoscowIndividual foil
Gold medal – first place2002 MoscowTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2005 ZalaegerszegIndividual foil
Gold medal – first place2005 ZalaegerszegTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2008 KyivIndividual foil
Gold medal – first place2008 KyivTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2009 PlovdivTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2011 SheffieldTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2012 LegnanoTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2015 MontreuxIndividual foil
Silver medal – second place2010 LeipzigTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2011 SheffieldIndividual foil
Silver medal – second place2014 StrasbourgTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2016 ToruńTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2018 Novi SadTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2019 DüsseldorfTeam foil

Cassarà won a bronze medal in the individual men's foil event and a gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and a gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2012 London Olympic Games.[2]

Race Imboden (left) fences against Italy's Andrea Cassarà (right) in the men's foil team final of the 2013 World Fencing Championships 2013 at Syma Hall in Budapest, 12 August 2013.

Cassarà competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (as a replacement for suspended world #1 foil fencer Andrea Baldini), the 2012 London Olympic Games, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Cassarà's medal record at world fencing championships include:

Cassarà won a gold medal in the individual men's foil event at the 2008 European Fencing Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, a silver medal in the individual men's foil event at the 2011 European Fencing Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom, and a gold medal in the individual men's foil event at the 2015 European Fencing Championships in Montreux, Switzerland.

Between 2003 and 2018, Cassarà won 11 FIE Men's Foil Grand Prix titles, in addition to six silver medals and six bronze medals.

Between 2003 and 2020, Cassarà won 17 FIE Men's Foil World Cup titles, in addition to 13 silver medals, and seven bronze medals.

References

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