Franco Bertinetti

Franco Bertinetti medal table
fencing
Italy
Olympic games
gold	Helsinki 1952	Epee team
gold	Melbourne 1956	Epee team
World championships
gold	Brussels 1953	Epee team
bronze	Luxembourg 1954	Sword
gold	Luxembourg 1954	Epee team
silver	Rome 1955	Sword
gold	Rome 1955	Epee team
bronze	Paris 1957	Sword
gold	Paris 1957	Epee team
gold	Philadelphia 1958	Epee team

Franco Bertinetti (born July 14, 1923 in Vercelli , † March 6, 1995 in Marseille ) was an Italian sword fencer .

successes

Franco Bertinetti was world champion five times with the team : 1953 in Brussels , 1954 in Luxembourg , 1955 in Rome , 1957 in Paris and 1958 in Philadelphia . In the individual he won silver in 1955 and bronze in 1954 and 1957. He twice took part in the Olympic Games : at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , he reached the final round with the team, which Italy finished in first place without defeat. Together with Roberto Battaglia , Giuseppe Delfino , Dario Mangiarotti , Edoardo Mangiarotti and Carlo Pavesi , Bertinetti became Olympic champion . Even four years thereafter , he moved to the French team into the final round, which ended again unbeaten in first place. In addition to Bertinetti, Giorgio Anglesio , Giuseppe Delfino, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Carlo Pavesi and Alberto Pellegrino were part of the team.

His father Marcello Bertinetti was also a two-time Olympic fencing champion, his son of the same name Marcello Bertinetti took part in the 1972 Olympic Games in fencing.

Web links

• Franco Bertinetti in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )