Giulio Basletta
Giulio Basletta medal table |
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bronze | Paris 1924 | Epee team |
gold | Amsterdam 1928 | Epee team |
Giulio Basletta (born May 5, 1890 in Vigevano ; † February 5, 1975 ibid) was an Italian sword fencer .
successes
Giulio Basletta took part in two Olympic Games : in 1924 he moved into the final round with the team in Paris , which he finished in bronze with Giovanni Canova , Marcello Bertinetti , Virgilio Mantegazza , Vincenzo Cuccia and Oreste Moricca behind France and Belgium . At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , he again reached the finals in the team competition with the Italian team and finished in first place. Together with Carlo Agostoni , Marcello Bertinetti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici , Renzo Minoli and Franco Riccardi , Basletta became Olympic champion .
From 1940 to 1943 he was President of the Italian Fencing Federation .
Web links
- Giulio Basletta in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Basletta, Giulio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sword fencer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1890 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vigevano , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th February 1975 |
Place of death | Vigevano , Italy |