Domenico Mordini

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Domenico Mordini sailing
Nationality: Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy
Birthday: April 7, 1898
Place of birth: Genoa
Date of death: March 12, 1948
Place of death: Genoa
Society: Yacht Club Italiano
Boat classes: 8 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Berlin 1936 8 meter class

Domenico Mordini (born April 7, 1898 in Genoa ; † March 12, 1948 there ) was an Italian sailor .

successes

Domenico Mordini, 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 Mordini, the crew also included Luigi De Manincor , Bruno Bianchi , Enrico Poggi and Luigi Poggi .

Although Mordini, unlike the other crew members, came from the working class and had no naval background, he was nominated for the crew for propaganda purposes under pressure from the fascist government .

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personal data
SURNAME Mordini, Domenico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sailor
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Genoa , Italy
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1948
Place of death Genoa , Italy