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TAGLIARIOL Matteo |
NOC |
Italy
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Gender | Men |
Born |
07 Jan 1983
in Treviso, ITA
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Height | 1.88 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Milan, ITA |
Occupation |
Athlete, Serves in the Air Force |
Languages |
Italian |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age six under the guidance of Ettore Geslao at the Lame della Marca Trevigiana club in Treviso, Italy. |
Club / Team |
CS Aeronautica Militare: Italy |
Name of coach |
Sandro Cuomo [national], ITA; Enrico Nicolini [personal], ITA |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Il Taglia, Re di Spade [King of Spades]. (Facebook profile, 15 Feb 2016; tribunatreviso.gelocal.it, 26 Mar 2013) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Ettore Geslao. (Facebook page, 26 Mar 2016) |
Injuries |
He tore a tendon in his right middle finger in January 2012. The injury continued to affect him for two years. (sportorino.com, 17 Dec 2014; vancouversun.com, 24 Mar 2013) |
Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES He appeared on the Italian reality television show 'La Talpa' [The Mole] in 2008. (matteotagliariol.net, 01 Oct 2011) |
Olympic Games |
2008 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Beijing, China |
2008 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Beijing, China |
World Championships |
2013 |
Quarterfinal |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
2011 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Catania, Italy |
2009 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
2009 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
2007 |
2 |
Team Epee |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
European Championships |
2013 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
2011 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Sheffield, England |
2010 |
7 |
Individual Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
2008 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
2007 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Ghent, Belgium |
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