Geza Imre of Hungary (L) and Diego Confalonieri of Italy compete during their men's epee team bronze medal competition at the World Fencing Championships in Kiev April 14, 2012. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: SPORT FENCING) 

Gauthier Grumier of France (R) and Diego Confalonieri of Italy compete during their men's epee team semi-final competition at the World Fencing Championships in Kiev April 14, 2012. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: SPORT FENCING) 

Gauthier Grumier of France (R) and Diego Confalonieri of Italy compete during their men's epee team semi-final competition at the World Fencing Championships in Kiev April 14, 2012. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: SPORT FENCING) 

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (R) and Radoslaw Zawrotniak of Poland compete during their men's epee team competition at the World Fencing Championships in Kiev April 14, 2012. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: SPORT FENCING) 

Italy's Diego Confalonieri (L) competes against Tomasz Motyka of Poland during their men's epee teams bronze medal event at the European Fencing Championship in Plovdiv, July 19, 2009. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA SPORT FENCING) 

(L-R) Alfredo Rota, Diego Confalonieri, Matteo Tagliariol and Stefano Carozzo of Italy pose after winning bronze in the men's team epee fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA) 

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (L) competes against Li Guojie of China during their men's team epee fencing bronze medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (L) and team mate Alfredo Rota celebrate after winning their men's team epee fencing bronze medal match against China at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (L) competes against Dong Guotao of China during their men's team epee fencing bronze medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy reacts after losing against Jose Luis Abajo of Spain at their men's individual epee fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Jose Luis Abajo of Spain celebrates his victory against Diego Confalonieri of Italy after their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Jose Luis Abajo of Spain celebrates with team mates his victory against Diego Confalonieri of Italy after their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Jose Luis Abajo of Spain celebrates his victory against Diego Confalonieri of Italy after their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA) 

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (L) and Jose Luis Abajo of Spain embrace after their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (L) competes against Jose Luis Abajo of Spain during their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (R) competes against Tomasz Motyka of Poland during their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (R) competes against Tomasz Motyka of Poland during their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy (R) competes against Tomasz Motyka of Poland during their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Diego Confalonieri of Italy celebrates his victory against Tomasz Motyka of Poland after their epee bout in the men's individual fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 10, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (CHINA)

Italy's Diego Confalonieri (L) competes with France's Fabrice Jeannet during their men's team epee final at the World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg October 7, 2007. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA) 

Italy's Diego Confalonieri (L) competes with Hungary's Krisztian Kulcsar in their men's fencing individual epee semi-final at the World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg, October 3, 2007. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk(RUSSIA) 

Italy's Diego Confalonieri (L) competes with Hungary's Krisztian Kulcsar in their men's fencing individual epee semi-final at the World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg, October 3, 2007. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk(RUSSIA) 

France's Eric Boisse, Hungary's Krisztian Kulcsar, France's Jerome Jeannet and Italy's Diego Confalonieri (L-R) stand on the podium after the men's fencing individual epee final at the World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg, October 3, 2007. Kulcsar won the gold medal. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk(RUSSIA) 

Italy's Diego Confalonieri stands on the podium after the men's fencing individual epee final at the World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg, October 3, 2007. Confalonieri won the bronze medal. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk(RUSSIA) 

Hungary's Krisztian Kulcsar (R) scores a point against Italy's Diego Confalonieri in their men's fencing individual epee semi-final at the World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg, October 3, 2007. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk(RUSSIA) 

Italy's Diego Confalonieri (L) competes with Hungary's Krisztian Kulcsar in their men's fencing individual epee semi-final at the World Fencing Championship in St.Petersburg, October 3, 2007. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk(RUSSIA) 

(L-R) Italy's Stefano Carozzo, Diego Confalonieri and Alfredo Rota react after losing the men's team epee qualifying event against Hungary at the World Fencing Championship in Turin October 5, 2006. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (ITALY) 

Italy's Diego Confalonieri celebrates after defeating Gabor Boczko (L) of Hungary in the men's fencing individual epee qualifying event at the World Fencing Championship in Turin October 2, 2006. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (ITALY)