Diego Occhiuzzi (born 30 April 1981) is an Italian fencer and olympic medal winner in team sabre competition. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's sabre where he lost to Áron Szilágyi in the final round to win the silver medal. He was also part of the Italian men's sabre team that won the bronze medal.

Achievements

Occhiuzzi has been most successful in team events, having won a bronze Olympic medals in both 2008 and 2012, a bronze, a silver, and another bronze from the 2007, 2010, and 2011 World Fencing Championships, and a gold from both the 2013 and 2014 European Fencing Championships. However, his best result is having placed second in the individual event at the 2012 Olympics. In the finals, he lost to Áron Szilágyi, 15–8.

Diego Occhiuzzi

References

Italian male sabre fencers

Olympic fencers for Italy

Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic silver medalists for Italy

Olympic bronze medalists for Italy

1981 births

Living people

Fencers from Naples

Olympic medalists in fencing

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Fencers of Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare

Diego Occhiuzzi