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Family Wife Sissi Albini
Residence Bergamo, ITA
Occupation Armed Forces, Athlete, Student
Languages English, Italian
Higher education Sports Science - University of Brescia: Italy
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 17 | 12 | 6 | 35 | |
| La Coruña (SPAIN), 2003-02-14 | Bonn (GERMANY), 2003-05-10 | Bonn (GERMANY), 2004-05-08 | |||
| Zalaegerszeg (HUNGARY), 2003-03-22 | La Coruna (SPAIN), 2004-02-13 | Bonn (GERMANY), 2005-05-07 | |||
| La Havane (CUBA), 2004-06-21 | Copenhague (DENMARK), 2005-01-15 | La Coruña (SPAIN), 2007-02-03 | |||
| Copenhague (DENMARK), 2006-01-14 | Séoul (KOREA), 2006-02-25 | Montréal (CANADA), 2008-05-29 | |||
| Venise (ITALY), 2006-02-10 | Venise (ITALY), 2008-02-15 | Tokyo (JAPAN), 2014-11-07 | |||
| Tokyo (JAPAN), 2008-05-10 | Estado Vargas (VENEZUELA), 2009-06-12 | Le Caire (EGYPT), 2016-10-21 | |||
| Sharm El Sheikh (EGYPT), 2010-03-20 | Bonn (GERMANY), 2013-03-22 | ||||
| La Havane (CUBA), 2010-06-03 | Paris (FRANCE), 2014-01-17 | ||||
| La Coruña (SPAIN), 2011-02-18 | St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2015-05-01 | ||||
| La Havane (CUBA), 2011-06-17 | St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2017-05-05 | ||||
| Paris (FRANCE), 2012-01-27 | Tokyo (JAPAN), 2017-11-10 | ||||
| La Coruña (SPAIN), 2012-02-17 | Bonn (GERMANY), 2018-11-09 | ||||
| Séoul (KOREA), 2012-05-18 | |||||
| Séoul (KOREA), 2013-04-26 | |||||
| Bonn (GERMANY), 2014-03-21 | |||||
| Bonn (GERMANY), 2015-02-06 | |||||
| St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2019-05-03 | |||||
| World Championship | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Catania (ITALY), 2011-10-10 | La Havane (CUBA), 2003-10-07 | ||||
| Zone Championships | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Kiev (UKRAINE), 2008-07-04 | Sheffield (GREAT BRITAIN), 2011-07-14 | ||||
| Montreux (SWITZERLAND), 2015-06-05 | |||||
| Grand Prix | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
| St-Petersburg (RUSSIA), 2004-03-27 | Shanghai (CHINA), 2003-03-01 | Shanghai (CHINA), 2004-03-07 | |||
| Espinho (PORTUGAL), 2004-05-14 | Paris (FRANCE), 2006-01-27 | Ile de Margarita (VENEZUELA), 2004-07-03 | |||
| Shanghai (CHINA), 2006-03-03 | St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2007-03-09 | Le Caire (EGYPT), 2005-03-18 | |||
| Le Caire (EGYPT), 2006-03-17 | Le Caire (EGYPT), 2007-05-25 | Venise (ITALY), 2010-02-19 | |||
| St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2006-04-28 | St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2011-06-03 | Shanghai (CHINA), 2011-05-09 | |||
| Shanghai (CHINA), 2007-05-11 | Anaheim, California (USA), 2018-03-16 | Shanghai (CHINA), 2018-05-19 | |||
| Shanghai (CHINA), 2008-05-02 | |||||
| St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2009-05-25 | |||||
| Shanghai (CHINA), 2010-04-30 | |||||
| St-Petersbourg (RUSSIA), 2012-06-01 | |||||
| Venise (ITALY), 2013-03-16 | |||||
| Olympic Games | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Athenes (GREECE), 2004-08-16 | |||||
| - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Aqaba (JORDAN), 2004-01-15 |
When and where did you begin this sport? He first tried the sport at age five.
Why this sport? He began fencing at his local club because it was close to his house.
Club / Team CS Carabinieri: Italy
Name of coach Andrea Cipressa [national], ITA; Massimo Omeri [personal], ITA
Handedness Left
Hobbies Sports, food, spending time with his dog. (Instagram profile, 15 Jun 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in team foil at the 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games. (Twitter profile, 08 Jul 2015; federscherma.it, 27 Aug 2014)
Injuries He was diagnosed with tennis elbow in 2015 and was unable to compete during the first half of the 2015/16 season. (nuovavenezia.gelocal.it, 03 Feb 2016; oasport.it, 14 Jan 2016)
He injured his right ankle during the quarterfinal of the 2013 World Cup event in Tokyo, Japan, and was forced to retire from the match. (agi.it, 05 May 2013)
Awards and honours He was named Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2004. (quirinale.it, 12 Apr 2011)
Famous relatives His wife Sissi [Elisa] Albini has represented Great Britain in fencing. She was part of the national squad that was ranked 14th in team epee at the 2011 World Championships in Catania, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jun 2017; Facebook profile, 12 Mar 2017; brescia.corriere.it, 28 Jan 2015)
Ambitions To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (bergamo.corriere.it, 04 Feb 2017)
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