Filippo Macchi (born 19 September 2001) is an Italian foil fencer.[1] He won two silver medals—one in the individual competition and one in the team event—at the 2024 Olympics.[2]
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| Born | 19 September 2001 Pontedera, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editMacchi competed in the Men's foil tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning silver in individual play. He also won the silver medal in the team competition for Italy, which defeated the United States in the semifinal before losing to Japan in the gold medal match. This was Italy's first Olympic medal in men's team foil since 2012.
References
edit- ^ "Scherma: Macchi sfiora il podio iridato".
- ^ "Fioretto, Filippo Macchi d'argento con polemiche". Il Messagero. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
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