Gastone Darè (18 February 1918 – 7 June 1976) was an Italian fencer and

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. He won two silver medals in the team

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events at the

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and

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. He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the team sabre event and a bronze medal in the individual sabre event. He was elected to the

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for the

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in 1963 and 1968.

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1918 births 1976 deaths Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Italian Socialist Party politicians Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy People from Suzzara Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Members of the Italian Senate from Lombardy Sportspeople from the Province of Mantua Politicians from the Province of Mantua Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub