Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian
fencer and Olympic champion in
épée
The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...
competition.
Biography
He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...
in
Rome
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.
["1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Fencing"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 26 June 2008) He won Olympic gold medals in the épée team events in 1952, 1956 and 1960, and silver in 1964.
He also competed at the
1955 Mediterranean Games
The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athle ...
where he won silver medals in the individual and team épée events.
See also
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Italian athletes with most Olympic medals
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Italian fencer multiple medallists at the Olympics
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Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame of Italian sport () is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. It is a list of 140 Italian all-time champions, which has been implemented on six occasions (five ne ...
References
External links
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1921 births
1999 deaths
Fencers from Turin
Italian male fencers
Olympic fencers for Italy
Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing
20th-century Italian sportsmen