Umberto Panerai (born March 13, 1953) is a retired

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player from

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, who competed in three consecutive

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for his native country, starting in

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

. He was born in

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. Panerai was a member of the Men's National Team, that claimed the silver medal at the Montréal Olympics. During his career he was affiliated with ''Rari Nantes Florentia'' in

Firenze Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. He was appointed to the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic () is the most senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of Italy, President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking honour of the Republi ...

. He was a trainer for Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2000 America’s Cup and

2013 Louis Vuitton Cup The 8th Louis Vuitton Cup was held during July and August 2013, in San Francisco, California, United States of America. The three contenders were Artemis Racing (Sweden), Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand), and Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy). ...

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* 1953 births Living people Water polo players from Florence Italian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy in water polo Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Luna Rossa Challenge sailors European Water Polo Championship medalists Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-waterpolo-bio-stub

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