Camillo Pavanello
Camillo Pavanello (born October 20, 1879 in Genoa , † 1951 or 1956) was an Italian gymnast .
Camillo Pavanello was a gymnast and member of the Società Ginnastica Sampierdarenese association . He worked as a mechanic for the Ansaldo company . In 1900 he started at the Olympic Games in Paris and finished 28th in the gymnastics competition, in which over 150 athletes had started. He was the first gymnast from Italy to take part in the Olympic Games. His participation in the Olympic Games was hardly echoed in Italy, as the Italian King Umberto I was killed in an assassination attempt on the day of the competition .
The Giardini Camillo Pavanello park in the Sampierdarena district of Genovese is named after him.
Web links
- Camillo Pavanello in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Ezio Baglini: Camillo Pavanello: un sampierdarenese alle Olimpiadi. (No longer available online.) Gazzettino Sampierdarenese, March 31, 2014, archived from the original on January 17, 2015 ; Retrieved September 15, 2014 (Italian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Giardini Camillo Pavanello. sanpierdarena.net, accessed September 15, 2014 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pavanello, Camillo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |