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GAROZZO Daniele
NOC Italy   
GenderMen
Born 04 Aug 1992 in Catania, ITA
Height1.77 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Frascati Scherma: Italy
General Interest
Famous relatives His brother Enrico has represented Italy in fencing. He won silver in team epee at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. His partner Alice Volpi has also represented Italy in the sport. She won gold in individual foil at the 2018 World Championships in Wuxi, People's Republic of China. (Alice Volpi Instagram profile, 09 Apr 2020; sport.sky.it, 13 Jul 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Jul 2017; oasport.it, 06 Dec 2016; pianetascherma.com, 13 Jun 2015)
Hero / Idol Italian fencers Andrea Baldini and Stefano Barrera. (corrieredellosport.it, 28 Sep 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Fabio Galli [club]
Handedness Right
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete, Doctor, Researcher
Languages English, Italian
Higher education Medicine - University of Rome Tor Vergata: Italy
General Interest
Hobbies Spending time with his dog. (pianetascherma.com, 12 Apr 2020)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (vanityfair.it, 10 Mar 2022)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He decided to focus on fencing at age 17.
General Interest
Nicknames Dani (Facebook profile, 29 Sep 2019)
Further Personal Information
Family Partner Alice Volpi
General Interest
Injuries In October 2017 he required surgery on a collapsed lung. (catania.meridionews.it, 26 Oct 2017)
Awards and honours In 2018 he received the Collare d'Oro [Golden Necklace] from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI]. (frascatischerma.it, 19 Dec 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He first took up the sport in his garage. "It has helped shape my character. I was training with a dummy."
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "What we do from a sporting point of view, if we are only limited to the sporting event, wouldn't be that useful. I think that what sport has to teach, the message it has to convey, is the opportunity to come together socially and share positive values." (eurosport.com, 09 Sep 2020)
Other information ACADEMIC AMBITION
In March 2022 he graduated with a degree in medicine. "It took me quite some time, 10 years and five months exactly, but not a single minute was wasted. It was a long road combining fencing and medicine, because the discipline needed for both of them is the same. Do not believe that sports and studies cannot get along. It's a lie." (fanpage.it, 03 Aug 2022; morningfuture.com, 13 May 2022; sportface.it, 22 Mar 2022; Instagram profile, 24 Feb 2022)

STOLEN MEDAL
In October 2016, after falling asleep on a train to Turin, his Olympic gold medal was stolen from his backpack. It was later found in a pile of rubbish outside a train station by a local woman who connected with him via social media. "I'm really happy. Even though I'd come to terms with losing the medal, it was like a part of me had been taken away. I asked her to kindly send a photo of it first. Not that I didn't trust her, but I really didn't want to be let down." (straitstimes.com, 13 Nov 2016)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2018 he founded an international fencing camp in Italy called Future Champions Camp along with his father Salvo and his brother Enrico. (lasicilia.it, 29 Dec 2022)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in individual men's foil at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (giocopulito.it, 28 Apr 2022)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 2 Individual Foil Tokyo, Japan
2020 5 Team Foil Tokyo, Japan
2016 1 Individual Foil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 4 Team Foil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Championships
2023 5 Team Foil Milan, Italy
2022 1 Team Foil Cairo, Egypt
2019 3 Team Foil Budapest, Hungary
2018 1 Team Foil Wuxi, China
2018 Quarterfinal Individual Foil Wuxi, China
2017 1 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany
2017 3 Individual Foil Leipzig, Germany
European Championships
2023 (Individua 5 Individual Foil Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2022 1 Individual Foil Antalya, Turkey
2022 1 Team Foil Antalya, Turkey
2019 2 Individual Foil Düsseldorf, Germany
2019 3 Team Foil Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 2 Individual Foil Novi Sad, Serbia
2018 2 Team Foil Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 1 Individual Foil Tbilisi, Georgia
2017 3 Team Foil Tbilisi, Georgia
2015 2 Individual Foil Montreux, Switzerland