14 Facts About Stefano Cerioni

Stefano Cerioni was born on 24 January 1964 and is an Italian foil fencer, Olympic team champion in 1984, Olympic champion in 1988 and World team champion in 1985 and 1994.

Stefano Cerioni became a fencing master, then a director of foil, first for Italy, then for Russia, then again for Italy.

Stefano Cerioni's parents moved back to Jesi, in Italy, when he was a child.

Stefano Cerioni learned fencing under Ezio Triccoli, a family friend, who coached Olympic champions Valentina Vezzali and Giovanna Trillini in their formative years.

Stefano Cerioni practiced both sabre and foil, but foil quickly gained his preference.

Stefano Cerioni won the silver medal at the 1983 Junior World Championships in Budapest, then the gold medal in 1984 in Leningrad.

Stefano Cerioni made his Olympic debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Stefano Cerioni made his way to the semi-finals, where he met teammate Mauro Numa.

At the World Championships in Barcelona, Stefano Cerioni reached the semi-finals, where he was defeated by teammate Andrea Cipressa.

Stefano Cerioni fenced Germany's Harald Stein for the bronze medal, but was disqualified for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Stefano Cerioni defeated three-time World Champion Aleksandr Romankov from the Soviet Union in the semi-finals, then East Germany's Udo Wagner, to earn the gold medal.

Stefano Cerioni took over Club Scherma Jesi while going on with his career, earning a team silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Cape Town.

Stefano Cerioni retired in 2000 after 16 years in the national team.

Stefano Cerioni became a fencing master after he ended his athlete career.