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Luigi Samele
Samele in 2013
Personal information
Born (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (ageย 38)
Foggia, Italy
Height1.90ย m (6ย ft 3ย in)
Weight73ย kg (161ย lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryItaly
WeaponSabre
Handleft-handed
ClubFiamme Gialle[1]
FIEย rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing ย Italy
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2010 Paris Team
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2018 Wuxi Team
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 2017 Leipzig Team
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 2019 Budapest Team
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 2022 Cairo Team
European Games
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2023 Krakรณwโ€“Maล‚opolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal โ€“ first place 2010 Leipzig Team
Gold medal โ€“ first place 2013 Zagreb Team
Gold medal โ€“ first place 2014 Strasbourg Team
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2016 Torun Team
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2017 Tbilisi Team
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2018 Novi Sad Team
Silver medal โ€“ second place 2023 Krakรณw Team
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 2019 Dรผsseldorf Team
Bronze medal โ€“ third place 2024 Basel Individual
World Cup
Gold medal โ€“ first place 2014 Chicago Individual
Gold medal โ€“ first place 2016 Cancun Individual

Luigi "Gigi" Samele (born 25 July 1987) is an Italian left-handed sabre fencer, three-time team European champion, two-time Olympian, and four-time Olympic medalist.[2]

Personal life

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He is dating Ukrainian four-time world champion sabre fencer Olha Kharlan, and they live in Bologna, Italy.[3][4]

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Team Men's Sabre 3rd[5]
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[6]
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Sabre 2nd[7]
2024 France Paris, France Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[8]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2010 France Paris, France Team Men's Sabre 2nd[9]
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Sabre 3rd[10]
2018 China Wuxi, China Team Men's Sabre 2nd[11]
2019 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Sabre 3rd[12]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2010 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Men's Sabre 1st[13]
2013 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Team Men's Sabre 1st[14]
2014 France Strasbourg, France Team Men's Sabre 1st[15]
2016 Poland Toruล„, Poland Team Men's Sabre 2nd[16]
2017 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Men's Sabre 2nd[17]
2018 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Team Men's Sabre 2nd[18]
2019 Germany Dรผsseldorf, Germany Team Men's Sabre 3rd[19]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
2010-02-12 Russia Moscow, Russia Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[20]
2013-01-19 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[21]
2014-03-08 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[22]
2014-05-17 Poland Warsaw, Poland Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[23]
2016-12-16 Mexico Cancรบn, Mexico Individual Men's Sabre 1st[24]
2020-01-10 Canada Montreal, Canada Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[25]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2009-01-31 Greece Athens, Greece Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[26]
2009-06-19 United States Dallas, Texas Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[27]
2010-06-13 Venezuela Margarita Island, Venezuela Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[28]
2013-05-03 United States Chicago, Illinois Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[29]
2014-02-14 Italy Padua, Italy Individual Men's Sabre 3rd[30]
2014-05-02 United States Chicago, Illinois Individual Men's Sabre 1st[31]
2018-11-16 Algeria Algier, Algeria Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[32]
2019-11-15 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Individual Men's Sabre 2nd[33]

References

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  1. ^ "Fencing statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ "International Fencing Federation official". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. ^ "Samele riabbraccia Olga: Ritorno a casa con la fidanzata ucraina". Sky Sport. 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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  28. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  29. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  30. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  31. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  32. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  33. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
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2026 Winter Olympics torch relay

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