Eugenio Pagnini (13 July 1905 – 29 September 1993) was an Italian

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

. He competed at the

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

and

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

. After returning from a trip to the United States in 1949, Pagnini inspired the formation of the

Rimini Baseball Club The Rimini Baseball Club, nicknamed the Pirates (), was a team that played in Serie A1 Italian Baseball League. The team was based in the city of Rimini and played its home games at the Stadio dei Pirati since 1973. Rimini has won 13 national c ...

. He taught in Rimini's classical lyceum.

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1905 births 1993 deaths Italian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Italy Modern pentathletes at the 1928 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Forlì 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub