Angelo Mazzoni

Angelo Mazzoni (born 3 April 1961, in Milan) is an Italian épée fencer who competed at six consecutive Olympics between 1980 and 2000,[1] winning gold in 1996 and 2000.[2]

Angelo Mazzoni
Personal information
Born (1961-04-03) 3 April 1961
Milan, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
HandRight-handed
ClubCS Carabinieri
Medal record
Men's épée fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team épée
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 DenverTeam épée
Gold medal – first place1990 LyonTeam épée
Gold medal – first place1993 EssenTeam épée
Silver medal – second place1985 BarcelonaTeam épée
Silver medal – second place1990 LyonIndividual épée
Bronze medal – third place1983 ViennaIndividual épée
Bronze medal – third place1983 ViennaTeam épée
Bronze medal – third place1986 SofiaTeam épée
Bronze medal – third place1997 Cape TownTeam épée
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 FoggiaIndividual épée
Silver medal – second place1983 MadeiraIndividual épée
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1983 CasablancaIndividual épée
Bronze medal – third place1991 AthensIndividual épée

Career

He was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete at six Olympics. He was the third Italian, after Piero and Raimondo D'Inzeo, to compete at six Olympics.

At the World Championships, he placed third in 1983 and second in 1990.[3] At the European Championships, he came first in 1981 and third in 1983.[4]

He competed in the Individual épée event at the Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in 1983 and a bronze medal in 1991.[5]

He was coached by Italian coach Gianni Muzio. In February 2008, he and Muzio were hired by the Fencing Federation of Switzerland to be in charge of coaching the Switzerland men's and women's team for the 2012 London Olympics.[6] In April 2014, Mazzoni decided to leave Switzerland and expressed the desire to return to Italy mainly for family reasons.[7] After the 2014 World Fencing Championships the Russian Fencing Federation announced Mazzoni as the new coach of the Russian senior men's épée team.[8]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angelo Mazzoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. "Angelo Mazzoni". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. "Fencing: World Championships: Men: Epee". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.
  4. "Fencing: European Championships: Men: Epee". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009.
  5. "Olympedia – Angelo Mazzoni". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. "Engagement de nouveaux entraîneurs nationaux". Swiss-fencing.ch. Fédération Suisse d'Escrime. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
  7. "L'entraîneur national, Angelo Mazzoni, quitte la Suisse". Swiss-fencing.ch. Fédération Suisse d'Escrime. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
  8. Ильгар Мамедов: итальянец Маццони назначен старшим тренером мужской команды шпажистов, корректировки возможны в тренерском штабе команды саблистов. allsportinfo.ru (in Russian). 24 July 2014.


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