Daniele Garozzo
Daniele Garozzo is an Italian foil fencer. He is the current Olympic champion having won the gold medal in the Men's Individual Foil at the 2016 Summer Olympics. His older brother is épée fencer Enrico Garozzo.Career
Garozzo won the 2008 Cadet World Championships at home in Acireale, then took a silver medal in the 2011 and 2012 Junior World Championships. In the 2013 Summer Universiade he was defeated in the semifinals by Russia's Aleksey Cheremisinov and came away with a bronze medal. In the 2014–15 season he climbed his first World Cup podium with a silver medal in the Challenge International de Paris. He earned a silver medal at the 2015 European Championships after being defeated in the final by teammate Andrea Cassarà.
Ranked number 11 in the world, Garozzo was the surprise winner of the gold medal in the Men's Individual Foil at the 2016 Summer Olympics, beating the American world number 1 Alexander Massialas in the final, his victory raised his world ranking to number 2.
