| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 2 | Sabre Team | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 3 | Sabre Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 10 | Sabre Individual | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 2 | Sabre Team | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| 2 | Sabre Team | 2009 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 2 | Sabre Individual | 2007 | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| 2 | Sabre Team | 2005 | Leipzig, GER | |
| 2 | Sabre Team | 2002 | Lisbon, POR | |
| 3 | Sabre Team | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 3 | Sabre Team | 2007 | St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2003 | Havana, CUB | |
| 5 | Sabre Individual | 2009 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 34 | Sabre Individual | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Team | 2010 | Leipzig, GER | |
| 6 | Sabre Individual | 2011 | Sheffield, GBR | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2010/2011 | Plovdiv, BUL | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | New York, NY, USA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | Isla de Margarita | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Dallas, TX, USA | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Tunis, TUN | |
| 1 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Athens, GRE | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2011/2012 | Madrid, ESP | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2010/2011 | Madrid, ESP | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2009/2010 | Madrid, ESP | |
| 3 | Sabre Individual | 2008/2009 | Plovdiv, BUL | |
Hobbies
Speedboat racing. (Italian Olympic Team Media Guide 2004)
Language(s) spoken
Italian
Club name
CS Roma, Rome, ITA
Coach
Nicola Zanotti (federscherma.it, 30 Sep 2011)
Other sports
He is the third generation of his family to win a medal for Italy in fencing at the Olympic Games. His grandfather, Aldo, won a silver medal in the men's sabre at the 1936 Berlin Games. His father, Mario Aldo, was part of the Italian sabre team that won gold at the 1972 Munich Games. He also won silver medals in 1976 and 1980. His uncles Mario Tullio and Tommaso were on the same team as his father in 1976, while a third uncle Carlo won silver in the foil team event in 1976. (sports-reference.com, 25 Aug 2008)
Injuries
He suffered a muscular tear in his thigh in March 2006. (federscherma.it, 20 May 2006)
Additional information
Reason for taking up this sport
He started with the foil but switched to sabre to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. (corriere.it, 17 Jun 2001)
Awards
He was named a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2004. (quirinale.it, 12 Apr 2011)
General
THE FARM
In 2006 he participated in Italian reality TV show 'La Fattoria' [The Farm] in Morocco, in a format similar to 'Big Brother'. He was allowed to train for one hour a day during the show. However, on March 22, 2006 he appeared on television to announce he could no longer participate in the show after suffering an injury during training. He asked viewers to vote for him in the weekly elimination vote to make sure he could return to Italy for treatment. (leonardo.it, 28 Sep 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
