Giuseppe Milone (born 27 December 1949) is a retired

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from

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. Milone represented his country at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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and placed 19th in the Soling, together with

Roberto Mottola di Amato Roberto Mottola di Amato (born 29 October 1954) is a former sailor from Italy. Mottola di Amato represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Mottola di Amato took 19th place in the Soling with Giuseppe Milone as helmsman and An ...

and

Antonio Oliviero Antonio Oliviero (born 18 July 1943 in Sorrento, Naples) is a sailor from Italy. Oliviero represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schl ...

as fellow crew members. Again with Roberto Mottola di Amato, Milone took 5th place at the

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as helmsman in the Tempest.

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* 1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Milan Italian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tempest Olympic sailors for Italy World champions in sailing for Italy Tempest class world champions {{Italy-yachtracing-bio-stub