Andrea Cassarà
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Andrea•Cassarà |
| Used name | Andrea•Cassarà |
| Born | 3 January 1984 in Brescia, Brescia (ITA) |
| Measurements | 193 cm / 93 kg |
| Affiliations | Salle Paul, London (GBR) |
| NOC |  Italy |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Five days after capturing bronze in the individual foil, Andrea Cassarà helped his team mates to win the team gold in 2004, despite a negative personal record (13-15) in the final against China. His record includes various other success: the 2006 World Cup, team gold at the 2003 and 2008 World Championships and three individual European titles. In 2007, Cassarà reported his coach, Stefano Cerioni to the fencing federation for military style initiation rites. The two later reconciled.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Andrea Cassarà | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Andrea Cassarà | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Andrea Cassarà | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =5 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Andrea Cassarà | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 16 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 4 | ||||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Andrea Cassarà | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–1–1 2005 İzmir FEN silver: foil team, bronze: foil)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (8–2–8 2003 La Habana gold: foil team, bronze: foil; 2005 Leipzig silver: foil team; 2006 Torino bronze: foil team; 2008 Beijing gold: foil team; 2009 Antalya gold: foil team; 2010 Paris silver: foil team; 2011 Catania gold: foil; 2013 Budapest gold: foil team; 2014 Kazan bronze: foil team; 2015 Moskva gold: foil team; 2017 Leipzig gold: foil team; 2018 Wuxi gold: foil team; 2019 Budapest bronze: foil team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Received the Italian Olympic Association (CONI) Gold Medal ()