Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare

Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare
Sport9 disciplines
JurisdictionItaly
AbbreviationG.S. Marina Militare
Founded1952 (1952)
AffiliationCONI
HeadquartersSabaudia
Official website
www.marina.difesa.it
Italy

The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare is the sports section of the Italian Armed Forces branch, the Italian Navy.

The group primarily comprises athletes who participate in water sports.[1]

History

The first Olympic gold medal for the Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare was won by wrestler Enrico Porro at the 1908 London Games.[2]

Sports

The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare originally included nine disciplines across five competitive sports centres.[3] This number later increased to fifteen disciplines.[4]

When there is Green tickY are the seven new disciplines, excluding any that were subsequently removed:

Competitive sports centre for swimming
Competitive sports centre for whitewater slalom
Competitive sports centre for shooting
Sports yachting centre of Naples
Navy rowing sports centre

Notable athletes

Costanza Ferro and Linda Cerruti in 2013.

Past athletes

Canoeing
  • Aldo Dezi – Olympic silver medallist in 1960; the first Italian to win an Olympic medal in canoeing.[5]
  • Oreste Perri – Four-time world champion from 1974 to 1977.
Rowing
Sailing

Olympics gold medals

Athletes from the Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare have won a total of six gold medals at the Olympic Games.[8]

Competition Athlete Event Medal
Olympic Games
London 1908 Enrico Porro Wrestling - Greco-Roman lightweight  Gold
Paris 1924 Francesco Martino Gymnastics - Rings  Gold
Gymnastics - Team all araund  Gold
Amsterdam 1928 Giliante D'Este Rowing - Coxed four  Gold
Berlin 1936 Luigi De Manincor Sailing - 8 metre  Gold
London 1948 Geminio Ognio Water polo  Gold
Helsinki 1952 Agostino Straulino, Nicolò Rode Sailing - Star  Gold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Il 2017 'sportivo' per gli sport acquatici della Marina si apre con molteplici successi e soddisfazioni sia in Italia che in Europa" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Medaglia d'oro ai giochi olimpici di Londra" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Marina Militare - Lo Sport" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Discipline sportive della Marina Militare" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Lo sport militare" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Olimpiadi Londra 2012, un team '5 x 5' per la Marina Militare" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Nove i "marinai olimpici" che hanno fatto parte del gruppo nazionale in diverse discipline, con in testa la medaglia di bronzo Giovanni Abagnale, terzo nel "due senza" di canottaggio, e i rispettivi allenatori e responsabili tecnici" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Al via i Giochi, 6 della Marina a caccia di gloria. Nel 1908 la prima medaglia di un marinaio" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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