Gastone Darè (18 February 1918 – 7 June 1976) was an Italian fencer and

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. He won two silver medals in the team

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events at the

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and

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. 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 a gold medal in the team sabre event and a bronze medal in the individual sabre event. He was elected to the

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for the

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in 1963 and 1968.

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1918 births 1976 deaths Italian male fencers Olympic fencers of Italy Italian Socialist Party politicians Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy People from Suzzara Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Members of the Italian Senate from Lombardy Sportspeople from the Province of Mantua Politicians from the Province of Mantua Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub