Maurizio Mannelli ( Italian: Maurizio Mannelli , January 1, 1930 , Rome , Italy - May 22, 2014 , Naples , Italy ) - Italian water polo player , bronze medalist of the Helsinki Summer Olympics (1952).
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| Club | Circolo Canottieri, Naples, Italy |
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| Place of Birth | Rome , Italy |
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| Place of death | Naples , Italy |
Sports career
He began his sports career as a swimmer, in 1947, won the national championship among juniors in the 200 m freestyle, a year later became the silver medalist in the 100 and 200 m freestyle. Then he moved to water polo. He played for the Neapolitan Circolo Canottieri.
At the Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki (1952), he became a bronze medalist in the Italian national team, repeated this achievement at the European Championships in Turin (1954), and becomes the champion at the Mediterranean Games in Barcelona (1955). Due to a conflict with the head coach, he could not take part in the Olympics in Melbourne (1956).
Links
- Maurizio Mannelli - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- https://archive.is/20140605092148/http://www.wpdworld.com/?p=151872