Nicola Granieri | |
Birth Date: | 3 July 1942 |
Birth Place: | Turin, Italy |
Death Place: | Turin, Italy |
Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
Weight: | 81kg (179lb) |
Sport: | Fencing |
Club: | Club Scherma Torino |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Nicola Granieri (3 July 1942 - 28 December 2006) was an Italian fencer.[1] He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in both épée and foil individual and team events with the best achievement of 7th place.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games in the individual foil event.[3] He was the épée champion at the 1971 Fencing World Cup and won seventeen national titles over the course of his career.[1] Granieri was also the president of the fencing club in his home town of Turin during 24 years.[1]