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Alberto Pellegrino

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Alberto Pellegrino
Personal information
Born(1930-05-20)20 May 1930
Tunis, Tunisia
Died9 March 1996(1996-03-09) (aged 65)
Milan, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubSS Cassa di Risparmio, Milan
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Épée, team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Épée, team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Foil, team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Épée, team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Rome Épée, team
Gold medal – first place 1957 Paris Épée, team
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Paris Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1958 Philadelphia Épée, team
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Philadelphia Foil, team

Alberto Pellegrino (20 May 1930 – 9 March 1996) was an Italian fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals with the Italian épée and foil teams at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Pellegrino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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Italian épée team at the 1960 Olympics, Pellegrino is 2nd from right