Luigi Tarantino
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Luigi•Tarantino |
| Used name | Luigi•Tarantino |
| Nick/petnames | Gigi |
| Born | 10 November 1972 in Napoli, Napoli (ITA) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 95 kg |
| Affiliations | CUS Napoli Scherma/CS Carabinieri Roma |
| NOC |  Italy |
Biography
Received in 1995 the Collare d’Oro for Sporting Merit from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Luigi Tarantino | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Luigi Tarantino | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 18 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 8 | ||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Luigi Tarantino | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Luigi Tarantino | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Fencing | ITA |
Luigi Tarantino | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =17 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (2–5–7 1995 Den Haag gold: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 1997 Cape Town silver: sabre; 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds gold: sabre; 1999 Seoul bronze: sabre; 2002 Lisboa silver: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 2005 Leipzig silver: sabre team; 2007 St. Petersburg bronze: sabre team; 2009 Antalya silver: sabre team, bronze: sabre; 2010 Paris silver: sabre team; 2011 Catania bronze: sabre and sabre team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (0–1–0 2005 Almería FEN silver: sabre)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (2–1–0 1993 Buffalo FEN gold: sabre team; 1997 Catania FEN gold: sabre team, silver: sabre)