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Roberto Ferrari (fencer)

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Roberto Ferrari
Roberto Ferrari at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1923-08-02)2 August 1923
Rome, Italy
Died11 October 1996(1996-10-11) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Sabre, team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Sabre, team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Monte Carlo Sabre, team
Silver medal – second place 1951 Stockholm Sabre, team
Silver medal – second place 1953 Brussels Foil, team
Silver medal – second place 1953 Brussels Sabre, team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Luxemburg Foil, team
Silver medal – second place 1955 Rome Sabre, team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alexandria Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 1955 Barcelona Individual sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Alexandria Individual sabre

Roberto Ferrari (2 August 1923 – 11 October 1996) was an Italian fencer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver in 1952 and a bronze in 1960 in the team sabre event. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951, where he won a gold medal in the team sabre event and a bronze medal in the individual sabre event, and in 1955, where he won a gold medal in the team sabre event and a silver medal in the individual sabre event. Ferrari died in Rome on 11 October 1996, at the age of 73.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympedia – Roberto Ferrari". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.