Edoardo Mangiarotti
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1919-04-07 ) 7 April 1919, Renate , Italy
- Died
- 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) (aged 93), Milan , Italy
- Sport
- Fencing
- Weapon
- épée, foil
- Hand
- left-handed
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edoardo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Renate
- Place of death
- Milan
- Father
- Giuseppe Mangiarotti
- Sibling
- Mario Mangiarotti
- Occupation
- fencer
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Sport
- fencing
- Image
- Edoardo Mangiarotti.jpg
- Residence
- Milan
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- date of birth
- 1919-04-07
- date of death
- 2012-05-25
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- Edoardo Mangiarotti
- place of burial
- monumental cemetery of Milan
- name in native language
- Edoardo Mangiarotti
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Encyclopedic overview
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Edoardo Mangiarotti ( Italian pronunciation: [edoˈardo mandʒaˈrɔtti]; 7 April 1919 – 25 May 2012) was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic and World championship medals, 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 second-most decorated Italian Olympian of all time and the twelfth-most decorated Olympian of all time.
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