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Marcello Bertinetti
Personal information
Born(1885-04-26)26 April 1885
Vercelli, Italy
Died31 July 1967(1967-07-31) (aged 82)
Vercelli, Italy
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Representing  Italy (ITA)
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Sabre, team
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Sabre, team
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Épée, team
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Épée, team
World Fencing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1929 Naples Épée, individual

Marcello Bertinetti (26 April 1885 – 31 July 1967) was an Italian fencer.[1] He competed in sabre and épée events at the 1908, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and won four team medals.[2][3] Individually he won a silver medal in the épée at the 1929 World Championships.[4]

Bertinetti did not compete between 1911 and 1922 when he served as a medical doctor in Libya. Earlier he played football and won the national title in 1908. His son Franco and grandson Marcello also became Olympic fencers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Marcello Bertinetti". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Marcello Bertinetti". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Marcello Bertinetti Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  4. ^ Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Degen). sport-komplett.de