Gildo Arena Explained

Gildo Arena
Fullname:Ermenegildo Arena
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:25 February 1921
Birth Place:Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Naples, Italy

Ermenegildo "Gildo" Arena (25 February 1921  - 8 February 2005) was an Italian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1948 he was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal. He played six matches and scored eleven goals. Four years later he was a member of the Italian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played in all eight matches.

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  1. News: Pallanuoto in lutto E' morto Gildo Arena . 8 February 2005 . . it . 21 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716170151/http://www.federnuoto.it/federazione.asp?p=articolo&id=5866 . 16 July 2011 .