Daniele Masala

Daniele Masala (born 12 February 1955) is an Italian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.

Daniele Masala
From left to right Pierpaolo Cristofori, Carlo Massullo, Mauro Prosperi and Daniele Masala
Personal information
Born (1955-02-12) 12 February 1955
Rome, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Italy
Men's Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los Angeles Individual
Gold medal – first place1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 RomeIndividual
Gold medal – first place1986 MontecatiniTeam
Silver medal – second place1981 Zielona GóraIndividual
Silver medal – second place1986 MontecatiniIndividual
Bronze medal – third place1979 BudapestIndividual
Bronze medal – third place1981 Zielona GóraTeam
Bronze medal – third place1982 RomeTeam
Bronze medal – third place1985 MelbourneTeam

Biography

Masala first participated at the Olympics in 1976. Eight years later, he was on the Italian team which won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also received the individual gold medal.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he received a team silver medal.[2]

Achievements

References
  1. "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Modern Pentathlon" Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 16 April 2008)
  2. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Modern Pentathlon" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 16 April 2008)


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