Marcello Bertinetti
Italian fencer (1885–1967)
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Marcello Bertinetti (27 April 1885 – 2 January 1967) was an Italian fencer.[1] He competed in sabre and épée events at the 1908, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and won four team medals.[2][3] Individually he won a silver medal in the épée at the 1929 World Championships.[4]
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| Born | 27 April 1885 Vercelli, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 1967 (aged 81) Vercelli, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bertinetti did not compete between 1911 and 1922 when he served as a medical doctor in Libya. Earlier, he played football and won the national title in 1908. His son Franco and grandson Marcello also became Olympic fencers.[3]
