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Andrea Baldini, born December 19, 1985 in Livorno, Italy, is an Italian foil fencer.
Baldini won the silver medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost the final 15-14 versus Peter Joppich. He repeated the same feat a year later at the 2007 World Championships this time losing 15โ9 to Joppich.
In 2008, Baldini had his first obstacle having failed a drug test, and as a result had to relinquish his potential participation in the Beijing Olympics. The next year he was completely cleared of all accusations, and was readmitted to competitions, winning two gold medals at the European Championships in Plovd
Andrea Baldini, born December 19, 1985 in Livorno, Italy, is an Italian foil fencer.
Baldini won the silver medal at the foil 2006 World Fencing Championships after he lost the final 15-14 versus Peter Joppich. He repeated the same feat a year later at the 2007 World Championships this time losing 15โ9 to Joppich.
In 2008, Baldini had his first obstacle having failed a drug test, and as a result had to relinquish his potential participation in the Beijing Olympics. The next year he was completely cleared of all accusations, and was readmitted to competitions, winning two gold medals at the European Championships in Plovdiv (individual and team).
In 2009, Baldini finally became World Champion, defeating Andrea Cassarร 15-14 in the quarter-finals, Artem Sedov 15-6 in the semi-finals, and Zhu Jun 15-11 in the final.
His other notable achievements include winning won two gold medals at the 2010 European Fencing Championships in Leipzig.
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