Gennaro Olivieri (television Personality)
Gennaro Olivieri (1922 – 2 February 2009) was a Swiss ice hockey referee, better known in the English-speaking world for his role as the main official overseeing the original ''Jeux Sans Frontières'' TV shows, usually working with colleague and friend Guido Pancaldi. Professional background Olivieri was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland. He refereed around 200 international ice hockey matches including five world championship finals and the finals of the 1964 Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics. His stint as referee for Jeux Sans Frontières lasted from 1965 to 1982. References External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olivieri, Gennaro 1922 births 2009 deaths Swiss ice hockey officials Swiss television personalities Swiss people of Italian descent People from Neuchâtel ...
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Jeux Sans Frontières
''Jeux sans frontières'' (; "Games Without Borders" in French) is a Europe-wide television game show, based on the French programme ''Intervilles'' which was first broadcast in 1962. In was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which owned the format. In non French-speaking countries, the show had alternative titles.; nl, Spel Zonder Grenzen; it, Giochi Senza Frontiere; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Igre Bez Granica, Игре Без Граница; sl, Igre Brez Meja; es, Juegos Sin Fronteras; pt, Jogos Sem Fronteiras; el, Παιχνίδια Χωρίς Σύνορα, Paichnídia Chorís Sýnora; cy, Gemau Heb Ffiniau; hu, Játék Határok Nélkül; cs, Hry Bez Hranic. It is also widely known as ''It's a Knockout'', the title of the BBC's domestic version and national selection for the programme. History The idea of the show came from French President Charles de Gaulle, whose wish was that French and German youth would meet in a serie ...
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