Luigi Carpaneda Explained

Luigi Carpaneda
Birth Date:28 November 1925
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Milan, Italy
Sport:Fencing, sailing
Show-Medals:yes

Luigi Carpaneda (28 November 1925 – 14 December 2011) was an Italian fencer and sailor. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively, in the team foil event. Besides fencing, Carpaneda was a five-time sailing captain of the Italian team at the Admiral Cup and won an international race in the 3/4 ton class in 1982 on Botta Dritta. He was killed by a car driving on red light in Milan.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milano, muore travolto da auto un ex olimpionico della scherma . Milano.repubblica.it . 14 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Luigi Carpaneda . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/luigi-carpaneda-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 . sports-reference.com.