# Italy national fencing team

The Italy national fencing team represents Italy in International fencing competitions such as Olympic Games or World Fencing Championships.

## History

The national Italian fencing team participated to all the Summer Olympics editions, from Paris 1900, 26 times on 28.

## Medal tables

| Event | Editions | 1st edition | Men | Women | Total | Ranking |
| Event | Editions | 1st edition | | | | Ranking | Tot. | | | | Tot. | | | | Tot. |
| Olympic Games | 26 | 1900 | 38 | 40 | 26 | 104 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 135 | 1st |
| World Championships | 59 | 1937 | | | | | | | | | 98 | 97 | 111 | 306 | 1st |
| European Championships | 22 | 1981 | | | | | | | | | 51 | 28 | 56 | 135 | 1st |

## Olympic Games
### Medals by event

| Event | Men | Women |
| Épée | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Épée | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Foil | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Team Foil | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Sabre | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Sabre | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masters Sabre | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Total | 38 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 10 |

### Paris 1900

| Event | Gold 1 | Silver 1 | Bronze 0 |
| Men ||||
| Masters Sabre | Antonio Conte | Italo Santelli | |

### London 1908

| Event | Gold 0 | Silver 1 | Bronze 0 |
| Men ||||
| Team Sabre | | Marcello Bertinetti Riccardo Nowak Abelardo Olivier Alessandro Pirzio Biroli Sante Ceccherini | |

### Stockholm 1912

| Event | Gold 1 | Silver 1 | Bronze 0 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Foil | Nedo Nadi | Pietro Speciale | |

### Antwerp 1920

| Event | Gold 5 | Silver 1 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Foil | Nedo Nadi | |
| Individual Sabre | Nedo Nadi | Aldo Nadi |
| Team Foil | Aldo Nadi Nedo Nadi Abelardo Olivier Pietro Speciale Rodolfo Terlizzi Oreste Puliti Tommaso Constantino Baldo Baldi | |
| Team Épée | Aldo Nadi Nedo Nadi Abelardo Olivier Giovanni Canova Dino Urbani Tullio Bozza Andrea Marrazzi Antonio Allochio Tommaso Constantino Paolo Thaon di Revel | |
| Team Sabre | Aldo Nadi Nedo Nadi Francesco Gargano Oreste Puliti Giorgio Santelli Dino Urbani Federico Cesarano Baldo Baldi | |

### Paris 1924

| Event | Gold 1 | Bronze 1 |
| Men ||||
| Team Épée | | Giulio Basletta Marcello Bertinetti Giovanni Canova Vincenzo Cuccia Virgilio Mantegazza Oreste Moricca |
| Team Sabre | Renato Anselmi Guido Balzarini Marcello Bertinetti Bino Bini Vincenzo Cuccia Oreste Moricca Oreste Puliti Giulio Sarrocchi | |

### Los Angeles 1932

| Event | Gold 2 | Silver 4 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici | | Carlo Agostoni |
| Team Épée | | Saverio Ragno Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici Franco Riccardi Carlo Agostoni Renzo Minoli | |
| Individual Foil | Gustavo Marzi | | Giulio Gaudini |
| Team Foil | | Giulio Gaudini Gustavo Marzi Ugo Pignotti Gioachino Guaragna Rodolfo Terlizzi Giorgio Pessina | |
| Individual Sabre | | Giulio Gaudini | |
| Team Sabre | | Gustavo Marzi Giulio Gaudini Renato Anselmi Emilio Salafia Arturo De Vecchi Ugo Pignotti | |

### Berlin 1936

| Event | Gold 4 | Silver 3 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | Franco Riccardi | Saverio Ragno | Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici |
| Team Épée | Alfredo Pezzana Edoardo Mangiarotti Saverio Ragno Giancarlo C. Cornaggia-Medici Giancarlo Brusati Franco Riccardi | | |
| Individual Foil | Giulio Gaudini | | Giorgio Bocchino |
| Team Foil | Giorgio Bocchino Manlio Di Rosa Gioachino Guaragna Ciro Verratti Giulio Gaudini Gustavo Marzi | | |
| Individual Sabre | | Gustavo Marzi | |
| Team Sabre | | Vincenzo Pinton Aldo Masciotta Athos Tanzini Aldo Montano Gustavo Marzi Giulio Gaudini | |

### London 1948

| Event | Gold 1 | Silver 4 | Bronze 1 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | Luigi Cantone | | Edoardo Mangiarotti |
| Team Épée | | Luigi Cantone Marc Antonio Mandruzzato Carlo Agostoni Edoardo Mangiarotti Fiorenzo Marini Dario Mangiarotti | |
| Team Foil | | Saverio Ragno Renzo Nostini Manlio Di Rosa Giorgio Pellini Edoardo Mangiarotti Giuliano Nostini | |
| Individual Sabre | | Vincenzo Pinton | |
| Team Sabre | | Carlo Turcato Gastone Darè Vincenzo Pinton Mauro Racca Renzo Nostini Aldo Montano | |

### Helsinki 1952

| Event | Gold 3 | Silver 4 | Bronze 1 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | Edoardo Mangiarotti | Dario Mangiarotti | |
| Team Épée | Roberto Battaglia Carlo Pavesi Franco Bertinetti Giuseppe Delfino Dario Mangiarotti Edoardo Mangiarotti | | |
| Individual Foil | | Edoardo Mangiarotti | Manlio Di Rosa |
| Team Foil | | Giancarlo Bergamini Antonio Spallino Manlio Di Rosa Giorgio Pellini Edoardo Mangiarotti Renzo Nostini | |
| Team Sabre | | Giorgio Pellini Vincenzo Pinton Renzo Nostini Mauro Racca Gastone Darè Roberto Ferrari | |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | Irene Camber | | |

### Melbourne 1956

| Event | Gold 3 | Silver 2 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | | Giancarlo Bergamini | Antonio Spallino |
| Team Épée | Vittorio Lucarelli Luigi Arturo Carpaneda Manlio Di Rosa Giancarlo Bergamini Antonio Spallino Edoardo Mangiarotti | | |
| Individual Foil | Carlo Pavesi | Giuseppe Delfino | Edoardo Mangiarotti |
| Team Foil | Giuseppe Delfino Franco Bertinetti Alberto Pellegrino Giorgio Anglesio Carlo Pavesi Edoardo Mangiarotti | | |

### Rome 1960

| Event | Gold 2 | Silver 1 | Bronze 3 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | Giuseppe Delfino | | |
| Team Épée | Giuseppe Delfino Alberto Pellegrino Carlo Pavesi Edoardo Mangiarotti Fiorenzo Marini Gianluigi Saccaro | | |
| Team Foil | | Alberto Pellegrino Luigi Carpaneda Mario Curletto Aldo Aureggi Edoardo Mangiarotti | |
| Individual Sabre | | | Wladimiro Calarese |
| Team Sabre | | | Wladimiro Calarese Giampaolo Calanchini Pierluigi Chicca Roberto Ferrari Mario Ravagnan |
| Women ||||
| Team Foil | | | Bruna Colombetti Velleda Cesari Claudia Pasini Irene Camber Antonella Ragno |

### Tokyo 1964

| Event | Silver 2 | Bronze 1 |
| Men ||||
| Team Épée | Giovan Battista Breda Giuseppe Delfino Gianfranco Paolucci Alberto Pellegrino Gianluigi Saccaro | |
| Team Sabre | Giampaolo Calanchini Wladimiro Calarese Pier-Luigi Chicca Mario Ravagnan Cesare Salvadori | |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | | Antonella Ragno |

### Mexico City 1968

| Event | Silver 1 | Bronze 1 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | | Gianluigi Saccaro |
| Team Sabre | Wladimiro Calarese Giampaolo Calanchini Pierluigi Chicca Roberto Ferrari Mario Ravagnan | |

### Munich 1972

| Event | Gold 2 |
| Men ||||
| Team Sabre | Michele Maffei Mario Aldo Montano Mario Tullio Montano Rolando Rigoli Cesare Salvadori |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | Antonella Ragno |

### Montreal 1976

| Event | Gold 1 | Silver 3 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Foil | Fabio Dal Zotto | |
| Team Foil | | Fabio dal Zotto Carlo Montano Stefano Simoncelli Giovanni Battista Coletti Attilio Calatroni |
| Team Sabre | | Mario Aldo Montano Michele Maffei Angelo Arcidiacono Tommaso Montano Mario Tullio Montano |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | | Maria Consolata Collino |

### Moscow 1980

| Event | Gold 0 | Silver 1 | Bronze 0 |
| Men ||||
| Team Sabre | | Michele Maffei Mario Aldo Montano Marco Romano Ferdinando Meglio | |

### Los Angeles 1984

| Event | Gold 3 | Silver 1 | Bronze 3 |
| Men ||||
| Team Épée | | | Stefano Bellone Sandro Cuomo Cosimo Ferro Roberto Manzi Angelo Mazzoni |
| Individual Foil | Mauro Numa | | Stefano Cerioni |
| Team Foil | Mauro Numa Andrea Borella Stefano Cerioni Angelo Scuri Andrea Cipressa | | |
| Individual Sabre | | Marco Marin | |
| Team Sabre | Marco Marin Gianfranco Dalla Barba Giovanni Scalzo Ferdinando Meglio Angelo Arcidiacono | | |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | | | Dorina Vaccaroni |

### Seoul 1988

| Event | Gold 1 | Silver 1 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Foil | Stefano Cerioni | | |
| Individual Sabre | | | Giovanni Scalzo |
| Team Sabre | | | Massimo Cavaliere Gianfranco Dalla Barba Marco Marin Ferdinando Meglio Giovanni Scalzo |
| Women ||||
| Team Foil | | Francesca Bortolozzi Annapia Gandolfi Lucia Traversa Dorina Vaccaroni Margherita Zalaffi | |

### Barcelona 1992

| Event | Gold 2 | Silver 1 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Sabre | | Marco Marin |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | Giovanna Trillini | |
| Team Foil | Diana Bianchedi Francesca Bortolozzi Giovanna Trillini Dorina Vaccaroni Margherita Zalaffi | |

### Atlanta 1996

| Event | Gold 3 | Silver 2 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Team Épée | Sandro Cuomo Angelo Mazzoni Maurizio Randazzo | | |
| Individual Foil | Alessandro Puccini | | |
| Team Sabre | | | Raffaello Caserta Luigi Tarantino Toni Terenzi |
| Women ||||
| Team Épée | | Laura Chiesa Elisa Uga Margherita Zalaffi | |
| Individual Foil | | Valentina Vezzali | Giovanna Trillini |
| Team Foil | Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali | | |

### Sydney 2000

| Event | Gold 3 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Team Épée | Angelo Mazzoni Paolo Milanoli Maurizio Randazzo Alfredo Rota | |
| Team Foil | | Daniele Crosta Gabriele Magni Salvatore Sanzo Matteo Zennaro |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | Valentina Vezzali | Giovanna Trillini |
| Team Foil | Diana Bianchedi Giovanna Trillini Valentina Vezzali | |

### Athens 2004

| Event | Gold 3 | Silver 3 | Bronze 1 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Foil | | Salvatore Sanzo | Andrea Cassarà |
| Team Foil | Salvatore Sanzo Andrea Cassarà Simone Vanni | | |
| Individual Sabre | Aldo Montano | | |
| Team Sabre | | Aldo Montano Giampiero Pastore Luigi Tarantino | |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | Valentina Vezzali | Giovanna Trillini | |

### Beijing 2008

| Event | Gold 2 | Bronze 5 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Épée | Matteo Tagliariol | |
| Team Épée | | Stefano Carozzo Diego Confalonieri Alfredo Rota Matteo Tagliariol |
| Individual Foil | | Salvatore Sanzo |
| Team Sabre | | Aldo Montano Luigi Tarantino Giampiero Pastore Diego Occhiuzzi |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | Valentina Vezzali | Margherita Granbassi |
| Team Foil | | Valentina Vezzali Giovanna Trillini Margherita Granbassi Ilaria Salvatori |

### London 2012

| Event | Gold 3 | Silver 2 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Team Foil | Valerio Aspromonte Giorgio Avola Andrea Baldini Andrea Cassarà | | |
| Individual Sabre | | Diego Occhiuzzi | |
| Team Sabre | | | Aldo Montano Diego Occhiuzzi Luigi Tarantino Luigi Samele |
| Women ||||
| Individual Foil | Elisa Di Francisca | Arianna Errigo | Valentina Vezzali |
| Team Foil | Elisa Di Francisca Arianna Errigo Valentina Vezzali Ilaria Salvatori | | |

### Rio 2016

| Event | Gold 1 | Silver 3 |
| Men ||||
| Team Épée | | Enrico Garozzo Marco Fichera Paolo Pizzo Andrea Santarelli |
| Individual Foil | Daniele Garozzo | |
| Women ||||
| Individual Épée | | Rossella Fiamingo |
| Individual Foil | | Elisa Di Francisca |

### Tokyo 2020

| Event | Silver 3 | Bronze 2 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Foil | Daniele Garozzo | |
| Individual Sabre | Luigi Samele | |
| Team Sabre | Luca Curatoli Luigi Samele Enrico Berrè Aldo Montano | |
| Women ||||
| Team Épée | | Rossella Fiamingo Federica Isola Mara Navarria Alberta Santuccio |
| Team Foil | | Erica Cipressa Arianna Errigo Martina Batini Alice Volpi |

### Paris 2024

| Event | Gold 1 | Silver 3 | Bronze 1 |
| Men ||||
| Individual Foil | | Filippo Macchi | |
| Individual Sabre | | | Luigi Samele |
| Team Foil | | Guillaume Bianchi Filippo Macchi Tommaso Marini Alessio Foconi | |
| Women ||||
| Team Épée | Rossella Fiamingo Mara Navarria Giulia Rizzi Alberta Santuccio | | |
| Team Foil | | Arianna Errigo Martina Favaretto Alice Volpi Francesca Palumbo | |

## Multiple medalists
### Olympic Games

The list refers to individual and team events and include men and women (in pink color), sorted by number of individual titles.
| # | Fencer | Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team | Team | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | Valentina Vezzali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Nedo Nadi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Giovanna Trillini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Giulio Gaudini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Giuseppe Delfino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Gustavo Marzi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |

### World Championships

The list refers to individual and team events and include men and women (in pink color), sorted by number of individual titles.
| # | Fencer | Individual | Individual | Individual | Team | Team | Team | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | Valentina Vezzali | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Giovanna Trillini | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Salvatore Sanzo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Aldo Montano, Sr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Mario Aldo Montano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Manlio Di Rosa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Renzo Nostini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Carlo Pavesi | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |