Famous Italian Fencers

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Edoardo Mangiarotti
(Italian Fencer)
Edoardo Mangiarotti
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Birthdate: April 7, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Renate, Italy
Died: May 25, 2012
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Beatrice Vio
(Italian Wheelchair Fencer and Paralympic Gold Medalist)
Beatrice Vio
4
Birthdate: March 4, 1997
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Valentina Vezzali
(Italian Politician and Retired Fencer)
Valentina Vezzali
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Birthdate: February 14, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Iesi, Italy
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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 4 
Fiore dei Liberi
(Italian Fencing Master)
Fiore dei Liberi
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Birthdate: 1350 AD
Birthplace: Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Died: 1409 AD
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Arianna Errigo
(Italian Left-Handed Foil and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Arianna Errigo
3
Birthdate: June 6, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monza, Italy
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Elisa Di Francisca
(Italian Former Foil Fencer, Olympic Champion, World Champion and Three-Time European Champion)
Elisa Di Francisca
3
Birthdate: December 13, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jesi, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Aldo Nadi
(One of the Greatest Italian Fencers of All Time)
Aldo Nadi
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Birthdate: April 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Died: November 10, 1965
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Daniele Garozzo
(Italian Right-Handed Foil Fencer)
Daniele Garozzo
3
Birthdate: August 4, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Acireale, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Nedo Nadi
(One of the Best Italian Fencers of All Time)
Nedo Nadi
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Birthdate: June 9, 1894
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Died: January 29, 1940
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
(Italian Army General and Professional Fencer)
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
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Birthdate: July 23, 1877
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: May 20, 1962

Alessandro Pirzio Biroli was an Italian army General and professional fencer. He is best remembered for winning a silver medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. As an army man, he played a prominent role in the First World War, where he fought in the Macedonian Front. Alessandro Pirzio Biroli is also remembered for his role in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.    

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Ridolfo Capo Ferro
(Italian Fencing Master Best Known for His Rapier Fencing Treatise Published in 1610)
Ridolfo Capo Ferro
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Birthplace: Cagli, Italy
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Rossella Fiamingo
(Italian Left-Handed épée Fencer and Two-Time Individual World Champion)
Rossella Fiamingo
3
Birthdate: July 14, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Catania, Italy
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Camillo Agrippa
(Italian Fencer and One of the Greatest Fencing Theorists of All Time)
Camillo Agrippa
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Birthdate: 1520 AD
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: January 1, 1600

Camillo Agrippa was a renowned 16th-century swordfighter who redefined the art of combat by applying geometric principles to it. He apparently also inspired the Spanish swordfight Destreza. Agrippa was also a skilled architect and mathematician. His written works include Treatise on the Science of Arms with Philosophical Dialogue.

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Aldo Montano
(Italian Fencer and a Five-Time Olympic Medalist)
Aldo Montano
3
Birthdate: November 18, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 15 
Giovanna Trillini
(Italian Foil Fencer Who is a 4-Time Olympic Champion)
Giovanna Trillini
2
Birthdate: May 17, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Iesi, Italy
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 16 
Achille Marozzo
(Italian Fencing Master)
Achille Marozzo
3
Birthdate: 1484 AD
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1553 AD
 17 
Salvator Fabris
(Italian Fencing Master)
Salvator Fabris
3
Birthdate: 1544 AD
Birthplace: Padua, Italy
Died: November 11, 1618
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Nathalie Moellhausen
(Italian éPée Fencer)
Nathalie Moellhausen
2
Birthdate: December 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Andrea Baldini
(Italian Foil Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Andrea Baldini
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Birthdate: December 19, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Giuseppe Delfino
(Italian Fencer and Olympic Champion)
Giuseppe Delfino
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Birthdate: November 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: August 10, 1999
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Carlo Pavesi
(Italian Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Carlo Pavesi
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Birthdate: June 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Voghera, Italy
Died: March 24, 1995
 22 
Dorina Vaccaroni
(Italian Former Fencer)
Dorina Vaccaroni
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Birthdate: September 24, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mestre, Italy
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Mario Aldo Montano
(Italian Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Mario Aldo Montano
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Birthdate: May 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Michele Maffei
(Italian Retired Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Michele Maffei
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Birthdate: November 11, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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John Pezza
(Italian Fencer)
John Pezza
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Birthdate: October 6, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
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Aldo Aureggi
(Italian Fencer and Olympic Silver Medalist)
Aldo Aureggi
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Birthdate: October 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: August 21, 2020