Giuseppe Delfino
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Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in
épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...
competition.


Biography

He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the
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in
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."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Fencing"
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He won Olympic gold medals in the épée team events in 1952, 1956 and 1960, and silver in 1964. He also competed at the
1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athle ...
where he won silver medals in the individual and team épée events.


See also

* Italian athletes with most Olympic medals * Italian fencer multiple medallists at the Olympics *
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delfino, Giuseppe 1921 births 1999 deaths Fencers from Turin Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing 20th-century Italian sportsmen