Luigi Cantone (July 21, 1917 – November 6, 1997)
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competition. He received a gold medal in ''épée individual'' at the

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."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 26, 2008) He received a silver medal in ''épée team''.

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1917 births 1997 deaths Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Robbio Sportspeople from the Province of Pavia {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub