Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel explained

Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:2 May 1888
Birth Place:Toulon, France
Sport:Fencing
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Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel (2 May 1888  - 1 June 1973) was an Italian politician and fencer.[1] He was the son of Count Vittorio Thaon di Revel and Elfrida Maria Atkinson. He fought in the First World War. He was also Mayor of Torino (1929–35) and Italian Minister of Finance (1935–43) in the Mussolini Cabinet. After the war, he was president of the organising committee of the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo.[2] He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paolo, Count Thaon Di Revel . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418014623/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/paolo-count-thaon-di-revel-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 January 2015 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel . Olympedia . 13 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel . 16 January 2015 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195232/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THAONPAO01 . 3 March 2016 .