Paolo Pizzo
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| Born |
4 April 1983 Catania, Italy | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Épée | |||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paolo Pizzo (born 4 Aprle 1983 in Catania) is an Italian épée fencer. He won 2011 World Fencing Championships in his Catania and for this he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Biography
In 1996, when Palo Pizzo was 13, he was diagnosed with head cancer that forced him to abandon the sport, then the slow rehabilitation until the first victory came in 2009.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2011 | World Championships | Catania |
1st | Épée individual |
References
- ↑ "Mondiali di scherma: la favola di Paolo Pizzo, dal tumore alla medaglia d’oro" (in italian). panorama.it. 4 May 2012.
External links
- Paolo Pizzo profile from site Eurofencing.info
- Paolo Pizzo profile from site Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
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