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| Born | 1 March 1964 Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||
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Maurizio Randazzo (born 1 March 1964) is an Italian fencer who competed at three Olympic games. Randazzo is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a two-time FISU World University Games gold medalist and a two-time fencing world champion.
Early life
[edit]Randazzo was born on 1 March 1964 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.[1]
Fencing
[edit]Randazzo first won recognition at the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Japan when he helped the Italian team to bronze in the team épée. At the 1985 World Fencing Championships in Barcelona, Spain, he helped the team to silver in the same event.[1]
A year later, he was part of the épée team which won silver at the 1986 World Fencing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]
At the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, he won his first gold medal with the Italian team in the team épée.[1]
Randazzo and the Italian team retained their épée gold at the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg, West Germany. In the men's épée, Randazzo also won a silver medal.[1]
The following year, he was part of the team which won gold in the team épée at the 1990 World Fencing Championships in Lyon, France.[1]
At his final World University Games appearance, Randazzo again won silver in the men's épée at the 1991 Summer Universiade in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.[1]
Randazzo made his Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He finished 15th in the men's épée and helped the Italian team to fifth in the men's team épée.[1]
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Randazzo finished 18th in the men's épée and helped the Italian team to gold in the men's team épée.[1]
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Randazzo helped the Italian team to retain their gold in the men's team épée.[1]
After competition
[edit]On 20 November 2016, he was elected to the Federal Council of the Italian Fencing Federation[2] and he served as deputy vice-president from March 2021 until January 2025.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Maurizio Randazzo". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Da domani due giorni de lavori per il nuovo Consiglio Federale - sara' la prima volta per le new entry Valentina Vezzali e Maurizio Randazzo" [Starting tomorrow two days of work for the Federal Council - it will be the first time for new entries Valentina Vezzali and Maurizio Randazzo] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Scherma. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Si e' svolta la prima seduta del Consiglio Federale – Maurizio Randazzo e Vincenzo de Bartolomeo nominati Vicepresidenti" [The first session of the Federal Council was held – Maurizio Randazzo and Vincenzo de Bartolomeo appointed Vice Presidents] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Scherma. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Luigi Mazzone è il nuovo Presidente della Federazione Italiana Scherma. Eletto il Consiglio federale per il Quadriennio 2025-2028" [Luigi Mazzone is the new President of the Italian Fencing Federation. The Federal Council for the 2025-2028 four-year period has been elected] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Scherma. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Maurizio Randazzo at Olympics.com
- Maurizio Randazzo at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Maurizio Randazzo at Olympedia
