Showing posts with label foil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foil. Show all posts
Valerio Aspromonte - Coach Biography
2012 olympic,
andrea cipressa,
coach,
fencing,
foil,
frascati scherma,
gs fiamme gialle,
italy,
valerio aspromonte
VALERIO ASPROMONTE
| Personal information | |
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| Country represented |  Italy |
| Born | 16 March 1987 Rome, Italy |
| Weapon(s) | Foil |
| Hand | Right-handed |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st) |
| Club | GS Fiamme Gialle |
| FIE Ranking | Current Ranking |
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Further Personal Information
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| Marital status | Common Law / De Facto |
| Family | Fiancee Carolina Erba |
| Occupation | Athlete, Police Officer |
| Languages | Italian |
Sport Specific Information
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began fencing in 1995 at elementary school. |
| Why this sport? | He won a free trial class and became hooked on the sport. |
| Club / Team | GS Fiamme Gialle: Italy |
| Name of coach | Andrea Cipressa [national], ITA |
| Handedness | Right |
General Interest
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| Hobbies | Dancing. (ilblogdiuominiedonne.net, 29 Nov 2014) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in team foil at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Facebook page, 02 Jul 2015) |
| Famous relatives | His fiancee Carolina Erba has represented Italy in fencing. She won bronze in team foil at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Jul 2015; fanpage.it, 22 Nov 2014) |
| Ambitions | To become a fencing coach. (fanpage.it, 22 Nov 2014) |
| Other information | BURGLARY In January 2014 his parents' house was burgled and a number of his medals and trophies were stolen. (ilmamilio.it, 24 Jan 2014) TV STAR In 2014 he was a contestant on the Italian version of the reality television show 'Dancing With the Stars'. (davidemaggio.it, 07 Dec 2014; gossipetv.com, 08 Nov 2014) |
