Walk of Fame of Italian sport

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Four Italian legends (clockwise from the top left): Edoardo Mangiarotti (fencing, 6 gold medals at the Summer Olympics; Alberto Tomba (alpine skiing, 3 gold medals at the Winter Olympics and one World Cup won); Ondina Valla (athletics, first Italian female gold medal at the Olympic Games); Fausto Coppi (cycling, two Tour de France and five Giro d'Italia won).

Walk of Fame of Italian sport (Italian : Walk of Fame dello sport italiano) is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. [1] It is a list of 140 Italian all-time champions, which has been implemented on six occasions (five new entries in 2015, 2016 and 2021, seven in 2018, three in 2019, and fifteen in 2023), from the initial 100 names.

Contents

Criteria

One hundred timeless champions, chosen on the basis of the exclusive decisions of the Coni (president Gianni Malagò), Athletes Commission - chaired by Marco Durante. [1]

Naturally, athletes still in competitive activity are not included in the list.

The path

The Walk of Fame of Italian sport is a road path in Rome with plaques dedicated to former Italian sports athletes who have distinguished themselves internationally. It runs between the Avenue of the Olympics and the Stadio Olimpico in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico of the capital. [2]

The list

First 100 names of the list were inducted on 7 May 2015. [3]

  Still alive.

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cesare Rubini was a legend of two different sports: basketball and water polo.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Inaugurata la Walk of Fame: 100 targhe per celebrare le leggende dello sport italiano" (in Italian). CONI. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Piccioni, Valerio (7 May 2015). "Walk of Fame al Foro Italico: parata di campioni azzurri". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "100 leggende CONI" (PDF) (in Italian). CONI. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Consegnati i Collari d'Oro ai campioni del 2015 e della storia. Il Premier Renzi: con voi vince l'Italia" (in Italian). CONI. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Braglia, Mazzinghi, Pigni, Fiorillo e Vezzali nella Walk of Fame. Malagò: orgogliosi di questi campioni" (in Italian). CONI. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Walk of fame: da Maldini a Rosolino. Ecco i 5 nuovi campioni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Coni: Anzanello ora è in 'Walk of Fame' - Lazio". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "I nuovi componenti della Walk of Fame". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Coni: anche Cannavaro, Cagnotto e Pennetta nella Walk of Fame". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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