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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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