Date of birth: 18/11/1978
Place of birth: Livorno
Height x weight: 1,84 x 85
First Club: Circolo Scherma Fides Livorno
Club: Fiamme Azzurre
First Coach: Mario Curletto
Coach: Andrea Terenzio
Other sports: Football, sailing
Hobby: Powerboating
Relationship Status: Married
Olympic Club: Yes
Reserve: Yes
Olympic Games Participation:
4 (Atene 2004, Pechino 2008, Londra 2012, Rio 2016)
Biography
He's a timeless champion. Fencing (and the sabre) are in his family's DNA. Eighty years after his grandfather Aldo first participated in the Games (although his father Mario Aldo and three of his cousins also took part in various editions of the Games), and 12 years after winning individual gold and team silver in Athens (followed by two team bronze medals won in Beijing and London), the Italian athlete never ceases to amaze and continues to chase after new goals. Even off the piste he is at the top of his game and has been given a role fitting for his capability and charisma: as of 2017, he has been President of the Athletes Commission of the International Federation. Passionate about motorboating, and with experience in the world of football (in the footsteps of his uncle Armando Picchi), he is married to Olga Plachina - former athlete and model - and from their union their daughter Olimpia and, recently, their son Mario jr Giorgio were born. It’s to them that he wants to continue recounting the Olympic magic.
Palmares
PrintOlympic Games
1° Atene (GRE) 2004 – Individuale
2° Atene (GRE) 2004 – Squadra
10° Pechino (CHN) 2008 – Individuale
3° Pechino (CHN) 2008 – Squadra
11° Londra (GBR) 2012 – Individuale
3° Londra (GBR) 2012 – Squadra
11° Rio (BRA) 2016 – Individuale
World Championships
19° Lisbona (POR) 2002 – Individuale
2° Lisbona (POR) 2002 – Squadra
3° L’Havana (CUB) 2003 – Individuale
6° L’Havana (CUB) 2003 – Squadra
6° Lipsia (GER) 2005 – Individuale
2° Lipsia (GER) 2005 – Squadra
7° Torino (ITA) 2006 – Squadra
30° Torino (ITA) 2006 – Individuale
2° San Pietroburgo (RUS) 2007 – Individuale
3° San Pietroburgo (RUS) 2007 – Squadra
2° Antalya (TUR) 2009 – Squadra
5° Antalya (TUR) 2009 – Individuale
34° Parigi (FRA) 2010 – Individuale
2° Parigi (FRA) 2010 – Squadra
1° Catania (ITA) 2011 – Individuale
3° Catania (ITA) 2011 – Squadra
6° Budapest (HUN) 2013 – Squadra
14° Budapest (HUN) 2013 – Individuale
6° Kazan (RUS) 2014 – Individuale
5° Kazan (RUS) 2014 – Squadra
1° Mosca (RUS) 2015 – Squadra
10° Mosca (RUS) 2015 – Individuale
20° Lipsia (GER) 2017 – Individuale
2° Wuxi (CHN) 2018 – Squadra
35° Wuxi (CHN) 2018 – Individuale
21° Budapest (HUN) 2019 – Individuale
3° Budapest (HUN) 2019 – Squadra
European Championships
21° Coblenza (GER) 2001 – Individuale
5° Coblenza (GER) 2001 – Squadra
5° Mosca (RUS) 2002 – Individuale
2° Mosca (RUS) 2002 – Squadra
12° Bourges (FRA) 2003 – Individuale
2° Bourges (FRA) 2003 – Squadra
8° Zalaegerszeg (HUN) 2005 – Squadra
1° Zalaegerszeg (HUN) 2005 – Individuale
6° Gand (BEL) 2007 – Individuale
5° Gand (BEL) 2007 – Squadra
26° Kiev (UKR) 2008 – Individuale
5° Kiev (UKR) 2008 – Squadra
1° Plovdiv (BUL) 2009 – Squadra
12° Plovdiv (BUL) 2009 – Individuale
38° Lipsia (GER) 2010 – Individuale
1° Lipsia (GER) 2010 – Squadra
6° Sheffield (GBR) 2011 – Individuale
1° Sheffield (GBR) 2011 – Squadra
22° Zagabria (CRO) 2013 – Individuale
1° Zagabria (CRO) 2013 – Squadra
29° Strasburgo (FRA) 2014 – Individuale
5° Montreux (SUI) 2015 – Individuale
2° Montreux (SUI) 2015 – Squadra
38° Tbilisi (GEO) 2017 – Individuale
2° Tbilisi (GEO) 2017 – Squadra
33° Novi Sad (SRB) 2018 – Individuale
2° Novi Sad (SRB) 2018 – Squadra
3° Dusseldorf (GER) 2019 – Squadra
26° Dusseldorf (GER) 2019 – Individuale
World Cup
2° 2002-2003
2° 2010-2011
20° 2016-2017
30° 2017-2018
15° 2018-2019
29° 2019-2020