11 Facts About Dario Mangiarotti

Dario Mangiarotti was an Italian fencer who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and medaled in seven World Championships.

Dario Mangiarotti was born in Milan, the son of Giuseppe Mangiarotti, a fencer at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Dario Mangiarotti was the brother of Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italy's most successful Olympian and the winner of more Olympic and World titles than any fencer in history, and Mario Mangiarotti, who was a fencer.

Dario Mangiarotti was taught the sport of fencing by his father and first became the individual Italian epee champion in 1936, a title that he would claim again in 1938,1940,1946,1951, and 1953.

Dario Mangiarotti accumulated a total of seven medals in the team epee events at the FIE World Championships in Fencing: four gold, one silver, and two bronze.

Dario Mangiarotti won a gold medal in the individual epee event in 1949 and a bronze in the same competition in 1950.

Dario Mangiarotti competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the team epee event.

At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki the Italian team won the gold medal, and Mangiarotti won an additional silver medal in the individual epee competition, finishing behind his brother Edoardo.

Dario Mangiarotti won his final title at the 1966 World Masters Championships in Rome in the individual epee category.

Dario Mangiarotti's niece Carola is an Olympic fencer who competed in the 1976 and 1980 editions of the Games.

Dario Mangiarotti died on 9 April 2010 in Lavagna, at the age of 94.