Franco Orgera (13 January 1908 – 9 December 1979) was an Italian modern pentathlete. He competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

, finishing 22nd in the individual event. His best performance was in the discipline of Fencing, where he finished 8th with 23.5 points. Along with his team-mates,

Silvano Abbà Silvano Abba (3 July 1911 – 24 August 1942) was an Italian modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Abba was a military man, who led the Italian Savoy Cavalry squadron in August 1942 at the Charge of the Savoi ...

and Ugo Ceccarelli, Orgera joined the fascist volunteer corps ( Freiwilligenkorps) and took part in the Spanish Civil War. He became a lieutenant in the Frecce Nere ("Black Arrows") brigade, and wrote lyrics for the brigade song "Inno della Brigata" to the tune of the fascist marching song "Faccetta Nera" by

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* 1908 births 1979 deaths Italian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Italy Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian sportspeople {{Italy-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub