Cosimo "Nino" Antonelli (July 23, 1925 – January 16, 2014) was an Italian
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player who competed in the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
. He was born in Venice.
"Si è spento Nino Antonelli. Condoglianze FIN"
(obituary), 17 January 2014, Federazione Italiana Nuoto
In 1956 he was a member of the Italian team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match as goalkeeper.
See also
* Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Italy men's national water polo team has participated in 21 of 27 official men's water polo tourname ...
* List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
References
External links
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"Antonelli Cosimo (detto Nino)"
Lazio Wiki
1925 births
2014 deaths
Italian male water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Olympic water polo players of Italy
Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Venice
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