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D'ARMIENTO Francesco

sabre
Rank225
Pts3.500
Age31
HandR
LicenseValid

Personal Information

Residence Rome, ITA

Occupation Police Athlete

Languages Italian

Higher education Economics - University of Foggia: Italy

License number 11051994001

Club

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport at age five in Foggia, Italy.

Why this sport? He was inspired by the Zorro character as a child. At age five his father was advised to take him to fencing lessons. "My father didn't even know fencing existed. He took me to the fencing hall in Foggia, and I haven't stopped since."

Club / Team GS Fiamme Gialle: Italy

Name of coach Marco Siesto [personal]; Paolo Fiore [fitness]

Handedness Right

General Interest

Nicknames Arm (Facebook profile, 02 Jun 2019)

Hero / Idol Italian fencers Aldo Montano and Luigi Tarantino, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (foggiareporter.it, 17 Sep 2018)

Sporting philosophy / motto "Grit your teeth and always keep an eye on what your goal is. The strong athlete is, above all, the one who is mentally strong." (foggiareporter.it, 30 Apr 2020)

Awards and honours In 2013 he received a special plaque from the mayor of Foggia in Italy for being ranked first in the world in the junior sabre category. (foggiatoday.it, 15 Mar 2013)

Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (foggiareporter.it, 30 Apr 2020)

Statistics

rank
points
season
54th (C)
0.000
2010/2011
225th (S)
3.500
2024/2025
186th (S)
4.500
2023/2024
147th (S)
5.750
2021/2022
114th (S)
12.000
2020/2021
105th (S)
13.000
2019/2020
55th (S)
25.000
2018/2019
138th (S)
7.500
2017/2018
102nd (S)
13.000
2016/2017
509th (S)
0.000
2015/2016
399th (S)
0.000
2014/2015
148th (S)
6.000
2013/2014
370th (S)
0.000
2012/2013
4th (J)
124.000
2013/2014
5th (J)
122.000
2012/2013
239th (J)
2.000
2011/2012
147th (J)
4.000
2010/2011
307th (J)
0.000
2009/2010
232nd (J)
2.000
2008/2009
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