Diego Occhiuzzi

Diego Occhiuzzi (born 30 April 1981) is an Italian fencer and olympic medal winner in team sabre competition.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's sabre where he lost to Áron Szilágyi 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.

Diego Occhiuzzi
Occhiuzzi at the 2014 European Fencing Championships
Personal information
Born (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Naples, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportFencing
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
ClubCS Aeronautica Militare
Head coachLeonardo Caserta
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 St PetersburgTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 CataniaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 ZagrebTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 StrasbourgTeam

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, and a gold from both the 2013 and 2014 European Fencing Championships. However, his best result is having placed second in the individual event at the 2012 Olympics. In the finals, he lost to Áron Szilágyi, 15–8.

References
  1. Diego Occhuizzi at Sports Reference


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