Wladimiro Calarese (3 October 1930 – 13 August 2005) was an Italian sabre fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and two silver medals, at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1955 and 1963 winning gold medals in the team sabre events.[2]
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| Born | 3 October 1930 Messina, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 August 2005 (aged 74) Dayton, Ohio, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After retiring from competitions Calarese attained a PhD at New York University and until his death in 2005 lived in the United States. He spent most of his career as a researcher at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,[3] but also taught fencing at Wright State University.
In 2009, an international sabre tournament was held in his honour in Palermo, which was attended by the world's best sabre competitors.[4]
References
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