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Wladimiro Calarese

Wladimiro Calarese

Italian fencer (1930–2005)

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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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]

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  1. [1]
    "Wladimiro Calarese". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Olympedia – Wladimiro Calarese". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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    Publications by Calarese. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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    LA SCIABOLA MONDIALE IN PEDANA IN SICILIA – IL MEMORIAL CALARESE. federscherma.it


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