Edoardo mangiarotti biography of barack
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Edoardo mangiarotti biography of barack
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Italian fencer (1919–2012)
| Edoardo Mangiarotti | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1919-04-07)7 April 1919 Renate, Italy |
| Died | 25 May 2012(2012-05-25) (aged 93) Milan, Italy |
| Weapon | épée, foil |
| Hand | left-handed |
| Retired | 1961 |
Edoardo Mangiarotti (Italian pronunciation:[edoˈardomandʒaˈrɔtti]; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012)[2] was an Italian fencer.
He won a total of 39 Olympic titles and World championships, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual gold, five team golds, five silver, and two bronze medals from 1936 to 1960, making him the most decorated Italian Olympian of all time and tied for the tenth-most decorated Olympian of all time.[3]
Fencing background
Fencing is one of the original sports from the 1896 Games.
Electronic scoring equipment was introduced in 1936 in the épée events when Mangiarotti won a gold medal with the other members of the Italian team.