Marcello Bertinetti (fencer, born 1952)

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Marcello Bertinetti
Personal information
NicknameCito
Born (1952-07-21) 21 July 1952 (age 72)
Vercelli, Italy
Sport
Sport Fencing

Marcello "Cito" [1] Bertinetti (born 21 July 1952) is an Italian fencer.

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Career

He ended 6th at the 1972 World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships in Madrid and won the Italian épée champion title in 1973. [2] He won the bronze medal in the team épée competition at the 1973 Summer Universiade. [3] He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [4]

Personal life

He is the son of Franco Bertinetti and grandson of Marcello Bertinetti, both fencers. [4] He studied engineering at university level [2] before embarking on a career in publishing. He founded White Star in 1982, sold this to De Agostini in 2009 and started working for Swiss company Nui Nui in 2014. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Un trofeo per stranieri". La Stampa . 2 February 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 Filogamo, Carlo (10 June 1973). "Il vercellese Marcello Bertinetti è campione italiano di spada". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 22. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Results 7. Summer Universiade". OphardtTeam. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Marcello Bertinetti". Olympedia . Retrieved 21 June 2024.


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