Antonio Spallino

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Born(1925-04-01)1 April 1925
Como, Italy
Died28 September 2017(2017-09-28) (aged 92)
Como, Italy
SportFencing
Antonio Spallino
Personal information
Born(1925-04-01)1 April 1925
Como, Italy
Died28 September 2017(2017-09-28) (aged 92)
Como, Italy
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiFoil, team
Bronze medal – third place1956 MelbourneFoil, individual
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneFoil, team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1951 AlexandriaTeam foil

Antonio Spallino (1 April 1925 – 28 September 2017) was an Italian fencer.[1] He won a gold, silver and bronze medal at two Olympic Games.[2][3] He competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the team foil event.[4] Spallino was President of Panathlon International from 1988 to 1996.[5] He was mayor of Como from 1970 to 1985.[6]

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