'Edoardo Mangiarotti' Biography, Wiki, Age, DOB, Height, Net Worth, Death, Images

Edoardo Mangiarotti was born in Renate, Brianza in Lombardy, on April 7, 1919.Along with his two brothers Darius and Manlius grows under the tutelage of his father, Joseph, fencer of international prestige in the early postwar period, as master of arms allegedly imported from France variants of transalpine fencing school.Giuseppe Mangiarotti is one of the founders of fencing “The Garden” in Milan, where Edward has the opportunity to learn the art of fencing. The father is practiced in Edo swimming, boxing , running and cycling. So the future becomes a champion athlete of great strength and endurance.

Edoardo Mangiarotti Personal Profile

Born (Date of Birth DOB) : 7 April 1919
Place of Birth : Renate, Italy
Died (Date of Death) : 25 May 2012
Place of Death : Milan, Italy
Parents : Giuseppe Mangiarotti
Children : Carola Mangiarotti
Siblings : Dario Mangiarotti, Mario Mangiarotti
Estimated Net Worth : $100K-$1M (Approx.)

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Edoardo Mangiarotti holds the record for the seventh-most Olympic medals won (13) of all time.  Edoardo Mangiarotti 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.

But the merit of the father is also to make Edward a lefty in fencing, but he was naturally right-handed. Thanks to what Edward is going to surprise opponents with unpredictable moves (left-handed fencer was also the French Lucien Gaudin, who more than any other father admired).professional career began in 1933 when only 14 he won the Sword of Absolutes Tripoli. At 17, he participated in his first Olympics , in Berlin, in 1936. Edoardo Mangiarotti With 13 Olympic medals, collected between 1936 and 1960 to 6 gold medals, 5 silver and 2 bronze – is’ Italian athlete the most medals ever (he won the most medals in Olympics and world championships).

It has participated in five Olympics , but might have also taken part in some more if he had not passed since the time of World War II.

Below Olympic medals won: Olympics in Berlin (1936) Sword: Gold Team Olympiad in London ( 1948) Foil: team silversword individual bronze sword: team silver Olympic Games in Helsinki (1952) drill steel: individual silver foil: team silversword individual gold sword: Gold Team Olympiad in Melbourne (1956) Foil: gold teams sword individual bronze sword: Gold Team Olympiad in Rome (1960) Foil: team silver sword with gold teams In the years 1937-38, 1949-50 and 1954-55 is part of the Italian team that won the World Championships foil, is also seven times Italian champion individual: the Sword (1947, 1950 and 1955) and Foil (1951, 1954, 1955 and 1957).

In the period 1959-1960, along with Gaston and Renzo Darè Nostini, Mangiarotti enters part of the Management Committee of the Italian Fencing Federation (FIS) appointed by CONI.He retired from the scene in the 1961 Olympics, if Edo Mangiarotti is and remains the greatest fencer of all time by the sword, the foil shares this award with ‘ French athlete Christian d’Oriola, Mangiarotti fencer in his career that he could never beat. Abandoned competitive spirit works for many years with ” La Gazzetta dello Sport “as a journalist.

For many years he worked at the top leadership of Italian sports: in his office are those of Chairman of the National Veterans Sports (meritorious institution recognized by the cones), President of the AMOVA (association founded by himself to gather around the banner of remember and honor the Gold Medal of Valor Athletic), an honorary member of the Federal Council of the Italian Fencing Federation and the International Federation of Fencing (FIE), which has also chaired the Disciplinary Committee. Mangiarotti has a Another record: (together with Ugo Frigerio walker) is the only Italian athlete to be chosen twice as the standard bearer of Italy in an opening ceremony of the Olympics , representing the country as a flag bearer atthe Olympics in Melbourne in 1956 and those of Rome in 1960.

Battutosi long, Mangiarotti who won the champions less fortunate in life, being paid what today is called “lifetime allowance Giulio Onesti.” On 18 March 2002, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has assigned the prestigious “Olympic Order”, the highest honor in world sports. In early 2009 he received the Fair Play Award in Istanbul for his career.