Franco Luxardo | |
Birth Date: | 12 February 1936 |
Birth Place: | Zadar |
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Franco Luxardo (born on 12 February 1936[1]) is a Dalmatian Italian entrepreneur, sports manager and former fencer.
He was a fencer for the A.S. Comini 1885 Padova Scherma, wearing the Italian national jersey from 1959 to 1968. In 1955 he started the Trofeo Luxardo - Coppa del Mondo di Sciabola.[2]
An entrepreneur in the liquor branch,[3] together with his family, he runs the Girolamo Luxardo SpA of Torreglia, in the Province of Padua. In this company he deals with the export sales direction.[4]
He is the President of the Dalmatian Society of Homeland History of Venice (since 2007), of the Association of Dalmatian Italians in the World, and of the company Petrarca Impianti Scherma-Padova.