Fencing
During the 1982 World Championships in Rome, he was fencing Matthias Behr of West Germany. Behr's blade broke and the broken blade went through Smirnov's mask, through his eye, and into his brain. Hungary -- 1932-1960 -- 7/1/2=10 Italy -- 1936-1960 -- 6/5/2=13 Hungary -- 1936-1960 -- 6/0/1=7 Hungary -- 1948-1960 -- 6/0/0=6 Italy -- 1912-1920 -- 6/0/0=6 Italy -- 1996-2008 -- 5/1/1=7 Italy -- 1952-1964 -- 4/2/0=6 France -- 1948-1956 -- 4/2/0=6 France -- 1920-1928 -- 4/2/0=6 Italy -- 1992-2008 -- 4/1/3=8 Soviet Union -- 1968-1976 -- 4/1/1=6 Soviet Union -- 1968-1980 -- 4/1/1=6 Cuba -- 1900-1904 -- 4/1/0=5 Hungary -- 1964-1976 -- 4/0/2=6 Russia -- 1992-2004 -- 4/0/1=5 Hungary -- 1908-1912 -- 4/0/0=4 Soviet Union -- 1976-1980 -- 4/0/0=4 Italy -- 1952-1960 -- 4/0/0=4 Italy -- 1928-1936 -- 3/4/2=9 France -- 1920-1936 -- 3/4/1=8 France -- 1920-1928 -- 3/4/1=8 Soviet Union -- 1968-1980 -- 3/2/1=6 Soviet Union -- 1960-1972 -- 3/1/1=5 Hungary -- 1932-1936 -- 3/0/1=4 Hungary -- 1968-1972 -- 3/0/0=3 Olympics - 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals. Olympics - 6 Gold Medals. World Championships - 7 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals Olympics - 6 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze medals. World Championships - 12 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze medals. Olympics - 6 Gold medals. Only fencer to win a gold medal in each of the three weapons at a single Olympic Game. Olympics - 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze medal. Vezzali is the first fencer in Olympic history to win three Individual Foil gold medals at three consecutive Olympics - Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
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