Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare
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Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare is the sports group of the Italian Navy.
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| Sport | 9 disciplines |
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| Jurisdiction | Italy |
| Abbreviation | G.S. Marina Militare |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Affiliation | CONI |
| Headquarters | Sabaudia |
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The group primarily comprises athletes who participate in water sports.[1]
History
The first Olympic gold medal for the Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare was won by wrestler Enrico Porro at the 1908 London Games.[2]
Sports
The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare originally included nine disciplines across five competitive sports centres.[3] This number later increased to fifteen disciplines.[4]
When there is 
are the seven new disciplines, excluding any that were subsequently removed:
- Competitive sports centre for swimming
- Competitive sports centre for whitewater slalom
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- Competitive sports centre for shooting
- Sports yachting centre of Naples
Sailing (Olympic)- Sailing Mini 650
- Offshore sailing
- Navy rowing sports centre
Rowing
Canoeing (sprint)
Naval pentathlon
Notable athletes
Past athletes
- Canoeing
- Aldo Dezi – Olympic silver medallist in 1960; the first Italian to win an Olympic medal in canoeing.[5]
- Oreste Perri – Four-time world champion from 1974 to 1977.
- Rowing
- Giliante D'Este – Olympic champion in 1928; also won a bronze medal for the Marina Militare in 1932.
- Daniele Boschin – World champion (1982)
- Renzo Borsini – World champion (1982)
- Alfredo Striani – World champion (1988)
- Enrico Barbaranelli – World champion (1988)
- Franco Falossi – World champion (1990)
- Roberto Romanini – World champion (1990)
- Michelangelo Crispi – World champion (1992)
- Franco Sancassani – Nine-time world champion between 1996 and 2011.
- Sailing
- Luigi De Manincor – Olympic champion in 1936.
- Agostino Straulino – Olympic champion in 1952.
- Nicolò Rode – Olympic champion in 1952.
- Gabrio Zandonà – World champion in 2003.
Athletes qualified for London 2012Five athletes of Marina Militare qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]
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Athletes qualified for Rio 2016Nine athletes of Marina Militare qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
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Olympics gold medals
Athletes from the Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare have won a total of six gold medals at the Olympic Games.[8]
