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| Babborcu | Oct 4 2014, 10:00 PM Post #1 | |||||||||
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About 60 Sardinians have taken part as athletes for Italy at the modern Olympic games, many of them achieving various victories and gaining medals. 20% of Sardinians at the Olympic games have won medals.
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| Babborcu | Oct 4 2014, 10:04 PM Post #2 | |||||||||
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Francesco Loy The first gold medal ethnic sardinian winner was the gymnast Francesco Loy at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912. |
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| caesium | Oct 5 2014, 06:24 PM Post #3 | |||||||||
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Paolo Angioni Paolo Angioni (born 22 January 1938) is a former equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Edited by gusana, Oct 8 2016, 08:22 AM.
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| caesium | Oct 5 2014, 06:30 PM Post #4 | |||||||||
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Gavino Matta![]() Gavino Matta (June 9, 1910 – January 20, 1954) was a boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sassari. In 1936, Matta won the silver medal in the flyweight class after losing the final fight to Willy Kaiser, the German competitor. The American, Lou Laurie, won the bronze. In the final fight for the title, Kaiser attacked Matta from the outset, forcing the tempo at close quarters and keeping Matta at bay. When Matta tried to fight back Kaiser pushed the pace. Towards the end of the fight the Italian tired and Kaiser wrapped up a points decision and Germany's first ever boxing gold. The two men met again a year later in the European championship and Matta succeeded to defeat Kaiser, although this time it was for the bronze medal. Matta and Lauria later turned professional with Matta going on to become the Italian champion. In 1937 Europe's boxing champions, including Matta, competed against the Golden Gloves in international fights. |
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| Angioy | Oct 11 2014, 03:27 PM Post #5 | |||||||||
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Valentina Uccheddu![]() Valentina Uccheddu (born 26 October 1966 in Oristano) is a retired long jumper. She attended at the Barcelona's Olympic Games in 1992 and she was convened to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. |
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| gusana | Nov 11 2014, 12:25 AM Post #6 | |||||||||
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Sebastiano Mannironi ![]() Sebastiano Mannironi (born 22 July 1930) is an Italian former weightlifter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and he won a bronze medal. |
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| gusana | Nov 11 2014, 12:29 AM Post #7 | |||||||||
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Francesco Cossu Francesco Cossu (born January 11, 1907) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the bronze medal as member of the Italian boat in the coxless fours competition. |
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| Entula | Nov 11 2014, 12:32 AM Post #8 | |||||||||
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Tonino Siddi![]() Antonio Siddi (16 June 1923 – 21 January 1983) was an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He also competed in the long jump. He was born in Sassari and competed for Italy at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Michele Tito, Enrico Perucconi and Carlo Monti in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay event. |
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| Babborcu | Nov 11 2014, 08:17 PM Post #9 | |||||||||
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Giovanni Zuddas![]() Giovanni Battista Zuddas (March 1, 1928 - October 21, 1996) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Sardinia, who won the silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, losing to Tibor Csik in the championship match. Zuddas turned pro in 1950 and fought mainly in Italy and Europe. He held the Italian bantamweight title and fought for the title several times throughout his career. In 1959 he lost a decision to boxing legend Eder Jofre, and retired the following year. Edited by Babborcu, Nov 11 2014, 08:18 PM.
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| caesium | Aug 8 2016, 06:43 PM Post #10 | |||||||||
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Six sardinian athlets have patercipated at the Rio 2016 Olympics: Capai, Orro, Aru, Deidda, Oppo e Loddo. It's the largest group of sardinians who have partecipated in an olympic games event ever. Disappointment for Datome who didn't attend the olympic games with the italian basketball team. |
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