Bruno Bianchi (sailor)

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Bruno Bianchi sailing
Nationality: Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy
Birthday: May 2, 1904
Place of birth: Genoa
Date of death: August 22, 1988
Place of death: Genoa
Society: Yacht Club Italiano
Boat classes: 8 meter class , kite
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Berlin 1936 8 meter class

Bruno Bianchi (born May 2, 1904 in Genoa , † August 22, 1988 ibid) was an Italian sailor .

successes

Bruno Bianchi, who for the Yacht Club Italiano sailed, was in 1936 at the Olympic Games in Berlin in the 8-meter class Olympic champion . He was a crew member of the Italia under skipper Giovanni Reggio , which won one of the seven races and with 55 points the regatta taking place in the Olympic harbor Düsternbrook in Kiel just ahead of the Silja from Norway and the Germania III from the German Reich with 53 points each. In addition to Bianchi, the crew also included Luigi De Manincor , Domenico Mordini , Enrico Poggi and Luigi Poggi . At the 1948 Olympic Games in London , Bianchi started in the kite . As a crew member of the Ausonia , the regatta finished in fifth place.

From 1957 to 1961 Bianchi was Secretary General of the Italian Sailing Association.

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personal data
SURNAME Bianchi, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sailor
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Genoa , Italy
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1988
Place of death Genoa , Italy