Franco Orgera (13 January 1908 – 9 December 1979) was an Italian modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing 22nd in the Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics, individual event.
His best performance was in the discipline of Fencing, where he finished 8th with 23.5 points.
Along with his team-mates, Silvano Abbà and Ugo Ceccarelli, Orgera joined the fascist volunteer corps (Corpo Truppe Volontarie, Freiwilligenkorps) and took part in the Spanish Civil War. He became a lieutenant in the Frecce Nere ("Black Arrows") brigade, and wrote lyrics for the brigade song "Inno della Brigata" to the tune of the fascist marching song "Faccetta Nera" by Mario Ruccione.
References
External links
*
1908 births
1979 deaths
Italian male modern pentathletes
Olympic modern pentathletes for Italy
Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics
20th-century Italian sportsmen
{{Italy-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub