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| Born | 27 June 1959 Naples, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ferdinando Meglio (born 27 June 1959) is an Italian fencer. In the team sabre events he won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] He also competed in the individual sabre event at the Mediterranean Games winning gold medals in 1983 and 1991. [3]
Jean-François Lamour is a French former fencer and current politician and cabinet minister. During his fencing career, Lamour achieved various athletic accomplishments, notably qualifying for the 1987 world championship. He earned two gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal in sabre Olympic events between 1984 and 1988.
Italy competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Italy competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 159 competitors, 121 men and 38 women, took part in 88 events in 19 sports.
Nedo Nadi was one of the best Italian fencers of all time. He is the only fencer to win a gold medal in each of the three weapons at a single Olympic Games and won the most fencing gold medals ever at a single Games—five. Nadi won six Olympic gold medals in total.
Claude Netter was a French Olympic champion foil fencer.
Giulio Gaudini was an Italian foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won three gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. He was the flag bearer for Italy at the 1936 Games. At the world championships, he earned 17 medals between 1929 and 1938. He died of cancer, aged 43.
Ferdinando Teruzzi was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling. He won a gold medal in the tandem event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Aldo Montano III is an Italian fencer and a five-time Olympic medalist.
Abelardo Olivier was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and two golds at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Baldo Baldi was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil and sabre events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Francesco Gargano was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Jean Levavasseur was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Gastone Darè was an Italian fencer and politician. He won two silver medals in the team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the team sabre event and a bronze medal in the individual sabre event. He was elected to the Italian Senate for the Socialist Party in 1963 and 1968.
Mauro Racca was an Italian fencer. He won two silver medals in the team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the team sabre event and a silver medal in the individual sabre event.
Giuseppe Comini was an Italian fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the team sabre event.
Michele Maffei is a retired Italian fencer. He won a gold and three silver medals in the team sabre events at four Olympic Games. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games where he won gold medals in the individual sabre event in the 1975 and 1979 and a bronze medal at the 1967.
Rolando Rigoli is a retired Italian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the individual and team sabre events and won a silver and a gold team medal, respectively. He also competed at the 1971 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the individual sabre event.
Mario Aldo Montano is an Italian fencer. He won a gold and two silver medals in the team sabre at three Olympic Games. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in the individual sabre event where he won silver medals in 1975 and 1979 and a bronze medal in 1971.
Mario Tullio Montano was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Giovanni Scalzo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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