Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare Explained

Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
Abbrev:	C.S. Aeronautica Militare
Sport:	12 disciplines
Jurisdiction:	Italy
President:	Gen. Claudio Salerno
Url:	www.aeronautica.difesa.it

The Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare is the sport section of the Italian Air Force.

Structure

Air Force athletes receive an Air Force rank and salary equivalent to servicemen. They also receive basic military training, although the majority of their training is sport-specific and usually takes place in one of the Air Force sports centers.^[1]

Sports

There are 12 disciplines of C.S. Aeronnatica Militare.^[2]

• Fencing
• Archery
• Athletics
• Artistic gymnastics
• Rhythmic gymnastics
• Equestrianism
• Table Tennis
• Shooting
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Beach Volleyball
• Sailing

Notable athletes

Athletics

• Andrew Howe
• Emanuele Di Gregorio
• Michael Tumi (former, from 2012 pass to G.S. Fiamme Gialle)
• Manuela Levorato

Archery

• Michele Frangilli
• Mauro Nespoli
• Marco Galiazzo

Fencing

• Paolo Pizzo
• Matteo Tagliariol
• Andrea Baldini

Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Of the 290 athletes who represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 29 were Air Force athletes.^[1] These athletes are:^[3]

See also

• Italian Air Force
• Italian military sports bodies

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perché l'Italia ha atleti militari?. Why does Italy have military athletes?. it. 3 August 2012. 8 February 2019. Il Post.
2. Web site: Aeronautica Militare - Le discipline. aeronautica.difesa.it. italian. 2 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728050338/http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/CentroSportivoAeronauticaMilitare/discipline/Pagine/default.aspx. 28 July 2012.
3. Web site: L'Aeronautica Militare alle Olimpiadi di Londra. it. The Italian Air Force at the London Olympics. Italian Air Force. 20 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120807072244/http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/archiviovetrine_news/Pagine/LAeronauticaMilitarealleOlimpiadidiLondra.aspx. 7 August 2012. 8 February 2019. live.