Umberto Panerai

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Born (1953-03-13) 13 March 1953 (age 72)
Florence, Italy
Umberto Panerai
Personal information
Born (1953-03-13) 13 March 1953 (age 72)
Florence, Italy
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1976 MontrealTeam competition
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1977 JönköpingTeam competition
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1975 AlgiersTeam competition

Umberto Panerai (born 13 March 1953) is an Italian retired water polo player, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976. He was born in Florence.

Panerai was a member of the Men's National Team, that claimed the silver medal at the Montréal Olympics. During his career he was affiliated with Rari Nantes Florentia in Florence.

He was appointed to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

He was a trainer for Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2000 America’s Cup and 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup.[1]

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