Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare
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| Sport | 9 disciplines |
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| Jurisdiction | Italy |
| Abbreviation | G.S. Marina Militare |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Affiliation | CONI |
| Headquarters | Sabaudia |
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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 
are the seven new disciplines, excluding any that were subsequently removed:
- Competitive sports centre for swimming
- Competitive sports centre for whitewater slalom
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- Competitive sports centre for shooting
- Sports yachting centre of Naples
Sailing (Olympic)- Sailing Mini 650
- Offshore sailing
- Navy rowing sports centre
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Canoeing (sprint)
Naval pentathlon
Notable athletes
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
- Giliante D'Este – Olympic champion in 1928; also won a bronze medal for the Marina Militare in 1932.
- Daniele Boschin – World champion (1982)
- Renzo Borsini – World champion (1982)
- Alfredo Striani – World champion (1988)
- Enrico Barbaranelli – World champion (1988)
- Franco Falossi – World champion (1990)
- Roberto Romanini – World champion (1990)
- Michelangelo Crispi – World champion (1992)
- Franco Sancassani – Nine-time world champion between 1996 and 2011.
- Sailing
- Luigi De Manincor – Olympic champion in 1936.
- Agostino Straulino – Olympic champion in 1952.
- Nicolò Rode – Olympic champion in 1952.
- Gabrio Zandonà – World champion in 2003.
Athletes qualified for London 2012Five athletes of Marina Militare qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]
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Athletes qualified for Rio 2016Nine athletes of Marina Militare qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
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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 |
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| London 1908 | Enrico Porro | Wrestling - Greco-Roman lightweight |  Gold
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| Paris 1924 | Francesco Martino | Gymnastics - Rings | Gold
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| Gymnastics - Team all araund | Gold
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| Amsterdam 1928 | Giliante D'Este | Rowing - Coxed four | Gold
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| Berlin 1936 | Luigi De Manincor | Sailing - 8 metre | Gold
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| London 1948 | Geminio Ognio | Water polo | Gold
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| Helsinki 1952 | Agostino Straulino, Nicolò Rode | Sailing - Star | Gold
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See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Medaglia d'oro ai giochi olimpici di Londra" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Marina Militare - Lo Sport" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "Discipline sportive della Marina Militare" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Lo sport militare" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Olimpiadi Londra 2012, un team '5 x 5' per la Marina Militare" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- (in Italian) Official website