Luigi Tarantino

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Luigi Tarantino
Luigi Tarantino (crop) (cropped).jpg
Nickname(s)Gigi
Born (1972-11-10) 10 November 1972 (age 51)
Naples
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Weapon sabre
Handright-handed
Club CS Carabinieri
Personal coach Fernando Meglio
FIE  ranking current ranking

Luigi Tarantino (born 10 November 1972) is an Italian fencer and Olympic medalist in the sabre competition. [1] [2] He was the 1998 World Champion for men's sabre.

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Biography

Achievements

Fencing World Cup

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References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Luigi Tarantino". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luigi Tarantino Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2012.