Andrea Cassarà

Andrea Cassarà (born 3 January 1984) is an Italian left-handed foil fencer, two-time individual European champion, 2011 individual world champion, and three-time Olympics medalist.[1]

Cassarà won a bronze medal in the individual men's foil event and a gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and a gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2012 London Olympic Games.[2]

Cassarà competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (as a replacement for suspended world #1 foil fencer Andrea Baldini), the 2012 London Olympic Games, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Cassarà's medal record at world fencing championships include:

• Bronze medal in the individual men's foil event and gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2003 World Fencing Championships in Havana, Cuba[3][4]
• Silver medal in the team men's foil event at the 2005 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany[5][6]
• Bronze medal in the team men's foil event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin, Italy[7][8]
• Gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2008 World Fencing Championships in Beijing, China[9][10]
• Gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2009 World Fencing Championships in Antalya, Turkey[11][12]
• Silver medal in the team men's foil event at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, France[13][14]
• Gold medal in the individual men's foil event at the 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Italy
• Gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary[15][16]
• Bronze medal in the team men's foil event at the 2014 World Fencing Championships in Kazan, Russia[17][18]
• Gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia[19][20]
• Gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2017 World Fencing Championships in Leipzig, Germany,[21][22]
• Gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China[23][24]
• Bronze medal in the team men's foil event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary[25][26]

Cassarà won a gold medal in the individual men's foil event at the 2008 European Fencing Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, a silver medal in the individual men's foil event at the 2011 European Fencing Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom, and a gold medal in the individual men's foil event at the 2015 European Fencing Championships in Montreux, Switzerland.

Between 2003 and 2018, Cassarà won 11 FIE Men's Foil Grand Prix titles, in addition to six silver medals and six bronze medals.

Between 2003 and 2020, Cassarà won 17 FIE Men's Foil World Cup titles, in addition to 13 silver medals, and seven bronze medals.