Gennaro Olivieri (television personality) explained
Gennaro Olivieri (1922 - 2 February 2009) was a Swiss ice hockey referee, better known in the English-speaking world for his role as the main official overseeing the original Jeux Sans Frontières TV shows,[1] usually working with colleague and friend Guido Pancaldi.[2]
Professional background
Olivieri was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland. He refereed around 200 international ice hockey matches including five world championship finals and the finals of the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Olympics.[3] [4] His stint as referee for Jeux Sans Frontières lasted from 1965 to 1982.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.its-a-knockout.tv/presenters.htm Photos of various show presenters including Olivieri
- Web site: Flemish news report of Olivieri's funeral . 2010-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716203210/http://www.een.be/programmas/de-rode-loper/gennaro-olivieri-uit-spel-zonder-grenzen-overleden . 2011-07-16 . dead .
- http://www.corriere.it/cronache/09_febbraio_04/olivieri_morto_giochi_senza_frontiere_ceed22e4-f2b0-11dd-8878-00144f02aabc.shtml Corriere della Sera, 4 Feb 2009
- http://jsfnetfrance.free.fr/?p=569 Retrospective of Genarro's career (in French)
- http://www.giochisenzafrontiere.net Sito di Jsfnet Italia
