Giovanni "Gianni" Petrucci (born 19 July 1945) is an Italian sports director. Born in

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, Petrucci was the president of the

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(CONI) for the fourth consecutive term that ended after the

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of 2012. His career took place primarily between the

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(where he was special commissioner of the Italian Referees Association) and the

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(of which he was elected president in two consecutive occasions), before becoming on 29 January 1999, President of CONI, succeeding

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in the position in 1999. On 6 May 2009, has been reelected for his fourth consecutive term: he got 55 votes against 24 of the challenger, Franco Chimenti, president of FederGolf. He was Special Commissioner of the

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in 2000–2001. On 7 May 2012, he was elected major of

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