Antonio Dal Monte (born October 31, 1931, in

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) is an Italian physician. He is the former Scientific Director and Head of the Department of Physiology and Biomechanics Institute of Sports Science of the

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(C.O.N.I.).

Early life

Dal Monte graduated from the faculty of

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and

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at the University of Rome, then obtained a teaching qualification in

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the science, scientific study of function (biology), functions and mechanism (biology), mechanisms in a life, living system. As a branches of science, subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ syst ...

Human and

Sports Medicine Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the ...

. He is also a specialist in

Pneumology Pulmonology (, , from Latin ''pulmō, -ōnis'' "lung" and the Greek suffix "study of"), pneumology (, built on Greek πνεύμων "lung") or pneumonology () is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.

Occupational Medicine Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM), previously called industrial medicine, is a board certified medical specialty under the American Board of Preventative Medicine that specializes in the prevention and treatment of work-related ill ...

, and in aerospace medicine.

Career

Dal Monte served as Scientific Director and Head of the Department of Physiology and Biomechanics Institute of Science of the Italian National Olympic Committee Sport (

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). He is one of the founders of the science of functional evaluation of athletes. He taught at the School of Specialization in

for

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of the University of Rome

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, of the Catholic University of Sacred Heart of

and of the

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. For more than 35 years, Dal Monte consulted with Fiat (FCA) in the field of the vehicle seat and on-board instrumentation design as well as the study of

ergonomic Ergonomics, also known as human factors or human factors engineering (HFE), is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems. Primary goals of human factors engi ...

driving positions and posture of race vehicles, motorboats, aircraft, and gliders — to understand and optimize the operational relationship of man and machine. Consulting with Fiat (FCA), Dal Monte designed seats for the

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using biometric principles developed at the

's sports medicine institute. Paolo Tassetto con il Prof

Dal Monte carried out scientific work in the field of evaluation of cardio-circulatory, respiratory, metabolic, and biomechanical of

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s, reflected in the publication of books, monographs, and articles. He designed numerous devices, notably an ergometer for the field study of

s and for the laboratory simulation of the sporting gesture.

Recognition

*2006 Honorary Doctorate in Sciences and Techniques of Sports (

) Laurea Honoris Causa ad Antonio Dal Monte
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References

External links

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