Giuseppe Delfino

Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) [1] was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Giuseppe Delfino
Personal information
Born(1921-11-22)22 November 1921
Turin, Italy
Died10 August 1999(1999-08-10) (aged 77)
Turin, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Épée Team
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Épée Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Épée Individual
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Épée Team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Épée Individual
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Épée Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1955 BarcelonaIndividual épée
Silver medal – second place1955 BarcelonaTeam épée

Biography

He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[2] 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 where he won silver medals in the individual and team épée events.[3]

See also

References
  1. sport-ref Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 23 July 2010
  2. "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Fencing" Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 26 June 2008)
  3. "Olympedia – Giuseppe Delfino". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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