Gianfranco Pandolfini (16 September 1920 – 3 January 1997) 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

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He was born and died in

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. Pandolfini was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal. He played five matches. His older brother Tullio was also a member of the team and played two matches.

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* 1920 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Florence Italian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy in water polo Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-waterpolo-bio-stub

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