Antonio Conte (11 December 1867 — 4 February 1953) was an Italian fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Biography

Conte was born in

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. He participated in

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and won the

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in the masters

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, defeating fellow Italian fencer

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in the final.

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* * 1867 births 1953 deaths Sportspeople from the Province of Latina Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub