| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 12 | 10m Air Rifle | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 594 |
| 38 | 50m Rifle Prone | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 588 |
| 39 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1153 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 10m Air Rifle | 2010 | Munich, GER | 702.5 |
| 5 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2010 | Munich, GER | 1271.8 |
| 27 | 50m Rifle Prone | 2010 | Munich, GER | 596 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | 10m Air Rifle | 2009 | Prague, CZE | 699.6 |
| 2 | 10m Air Rifle | 2012 | Vierumaki, FIN | 700.9 |
| 3 | 10m Air Rifle | 2011 | Brescia, ITA | 697.5 |
| 5 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2009 | Osijek, CRO | 1263.5 |
| 6 | 10m Air Rifle | 2010 | Meraker, NOR | 697.1 |
| World Cup Final | ||||
| 2 | 10m Air Rifle | 2011 | Wroclaw, POL | 701.4 |
| 2 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2011 | Wroclaw, POL | 1274.6 |
| 2 | 10m Air Rifle | 2010 | Munich, GER | 698.7 |
| 3 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2010 | Munich, GER | 1271.6 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | 10m Air Rifle | 2012 | Milan, ITA | 702.7 |
| 1 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2012 | Munich, GER | 1280.6 |
| 1 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2012 | London, GBR | 1278.2 |
| 1 | 10m Air Rifle | 2011 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 699.3 |
| 1 | 10m Air Rifle | 2010 | Belgrade, SRB | 701.2 |
| 1 | 50m Rifle Prone | 2010 | Fort Benning, GA, USA | 703.2 |
| 2 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2012 | Milan, ITA | 1270.7 |
| 2 | 10m Air Rifle | 2011 | Fort Benning, GA, USA | 700.8 |
| 2 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2011 | Fort Benning, GA, USA | 1277.3 |
| 2 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2009 | Milan, ITA | 1269.6 |
| 3 | 10m Air Rifle | 2012 | Munich, GER | 702.2 |
| 3 | 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 2010 | Fort Benning, GA, USA | 1272.5 |
Nickname
Nicco (youtube.com, 26 Apr 2010)
Hobbies
Listening to music, watching movies and reading. (issf-sports.org, 25 Jul 2011)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Engineering - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
Language(s) spoken
English, Italian
Club name
Fiamme Gialle, Italy
Coach
Aldo Vigiani (fiammegialle.org, 01 Jun 2012)
Handedness
Right (issf-sports.org, 25 Jul 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He began shooting in 2000 in Bibbiena, Italy. (Athlete, 29 Apr 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
His father was involved in the sport. (Athlete, 29 Apr 2012)
Ambitions
He would like to combine his knowledge as an engineer and shooter by becoming a rifle manufacturer. (youtube.com, 05 Oct 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Becoming world champion in 2010. (Athlete, 29 Apr 2012)
Awards
In 2010 he became the first Italian in 40 years to win the men's 10m air rifle world title. (bbc.co.uk, 18 Jun 2012)
General
LONDON 2012
In July 2010 he became the first athlete from any sport to officially qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games when he won the 10m air rifle event at the 2010 World Championships in Munich, Germany. (ISSF, 31 Jul 2010)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
