Together with the German shooter Ralf Schumann, the Slovak slalom canoeist Michal Martikán and the Japanese female judoka Ryoko Tani, Vezzali is one of only four athletes in the history of the Summer Olympic Games to have won five medals in the same individual event.
Xunto co alemán Ralf Schumann, o eslovaco Michal Martikán e a xaponesa Ryoko Tani, un dos únicos catro atletas na historia dos Xogos Olímpicos de verán en gañar cinco medallas no mesmo evento individual..