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| GAROZZO Enrico |
| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
21 Jun 1989
in Catania, ITA
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| Height | 1.90 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
CS Carabinieri: Italy |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His younger brother Daniele has represented Italy in fencing, winning gold in individual foil at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and silver at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. His partner Erika Kirpu has represented Estonia in fencing and won gold in women's team epee at the 2020 Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Apr 2022; tokyo2020.fie.org, 27 Jul 2021; insidethegames.biz, 26 Jul 2021; pianetascherma.com, 24 May 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Acireale, ITA |
| Languages |
English, Italian |
| Occupation |
Police Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Right |
| Why this sport? |
The father of one of his friends invited Garozzo to try the sport at a local club. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age eight in Acireale, Italy. |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He tore a tendon in his shoulder competing at the 2018 World Cup event in Bern, Switzerland. Alongside the technical staff of the Italian national team and his coach, he decided to treat the injury with therapy and continued competing throughout the season. (pianetascherma.com, 24 May 2019; cataniatoday.it, 11 Feb 2019)
A minor injury meant he missed the 2018 Italian National Championships. (pianetascherma.com, 05 Jun 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Partner Erika Kirpu |
| Higher education |
Exercise Science - Kore University of Enna: Italy |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Supporting Italian football team SS Lazio. (pianetascherma.com, 10 Feb 2021) |
| Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2018 he founded an international fencing camp in Italy called Future Champions Camp along with his father Salvo and his younger brother Daniele. "I got the idea for the Future Champions Academy in 2018. I was working in a camp in Italy, where I was one of the athletes helping to train young, up-and-coming fencers. It was a good camp but it was missing something. People would come for a few days, then they'd go home. And I thought, there is so much promise here. I wanted to share something of value with these young athletes, to create a real, long-term relationship, not just a short-term business relationship." (LinkedIn profile, 29 May 2023; milano2023.com, 08 Mar 2023; futurechampionscamp.com, 01 Jan 2023; lasicilia.it, 29 Dec 2022; frscrima.ro, 21 Dec 2022; Facebook page, 14 Nov 2022; olympics.com, 26 May 2022) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
Classification Round 5-8 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2016 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| World Championships |
| 2018 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2015 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Moscow, Russia |
| 2014 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Kazan, Russia |
| 2013 |
Quarterfinal |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2012 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2010 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Paris, France |
| European Championships |
| 2019 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2019 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2013 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2013 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2010 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
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