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| AVOLA Giorgio |
| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
08 May 1989
in Modica, ITA
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| Height | 1.78 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Scherma Modica: Italy |
| Name of coach |
Eugenio Migliore [club], ITA |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Il Conte [The Count], Conte di Modica [Count of Modica]. (athletamag.com, 20 Oct 2020; schermamodica.it, 26 Jan 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Insurance Officer, Police Athlete, Student |
| Residence |
Rome, ITA |
| Languages |
English, Italian |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2018 he received the Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo [Golden Necklace for Sports Merit] from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI]. (sport.luiss.it, 19 Dec 2018)
In September 2013 he was named Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in recognition of his achievements in sport. (corrierediragusa.it, 16 Sep 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Economics, Management - Luiss Guido Carli: Rome, ITA |
General Interest |
| Other information |
COACH RELATIONSHIP
He has been coached by Eugenio Migliore since he was a boy. "I have a very strong relationship with my teacher, which is based on great trust on the platform and friendship outside. We have been training together for 25 years [speaking in 2020]. Between us we have a language of our own, also made up of many silences. We are able to understand each other without necessarily needing to speak." (manintown.com, 21 Sep 2020)
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2022 he began studying for a master's degree in business administration at Luiss Guido Carli, a university in Rome, Italy. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Apr 2023; manintown.com, 27 Dec 2021) |
| Hobbies |
Playing the guitar, listening to music, fashion, collecting vintage cars and motorbikes. (Instagram profile, 25 Feb 2021; manintown.com, 21 Sep 2020; athletamag.com, 20 Oct 2020) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
He listens to music ahead of competitions. (manintown.com, 21 Sep 2020) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in team foil at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (manintown.com, 21 Sep 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"It all started with my mother, who has always loved fencing. She wanted it to become a training ground for life for me, with its important values as well as elegance and style. So after the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, she decided to sign me up [to a club]." |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age five. |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
5 |
Team Foil |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2016 |
4 |
Team Foil |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2016 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Foil |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2012 |
1 |
Team Foil |
London, England |
| World Championships |
| 2019 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2018 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Foil |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2014 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2011 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Catania, Italy |
| 2011 |
7 |
Team Foil |
Catania, Italy |
| European Championships |
| 2022 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2019 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2018 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2017 |
3 |
Team Foil |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2016 |
3 |
Individual Foil |
Torun, Poland |
| 2014 |
7 |
Individual Foil |
Strasbourg, France |
| 2013 |
7 |
Team Foil |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2011 |
1 |
Individual Foil |
Sheffield, England |
| 2010 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Leipzig, Germany |
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