Giuseppe Delfino (22 November 1921 – 10 August 1999) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...

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He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 26 June 2008) He won Olympic gold medals in the épée team events in 1952, 1956 and 1960, and silver in 1964. He also competed at the

1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athl ...

where he won silver medals in the individual and team épée events.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delfino, Giuseppe 1921 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from Turin Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing

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