Alfonso Buonocore
Italian water polo player (1933–2023)
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Alfonso Buonocore (11 March 1933 – 12 May 2023) was an Italian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Alfonso Buonocore | ||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1933 | ||||||||
| Died | 12 May 2023 (aged 90) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||
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In 1952, he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metre freestyle competition.
Four years later, he was a member of the Italian water polo team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.
Buonocore died on 12 May 2023, at the age of 90.[1]
