Dario Mangiarotti
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About
Gold medal-winning Olympic fencer for Italy who came from a family of athletes. He ended his career with one gold and two silver medals.
Before Fame
He was a national champion in fencing multiple times during the 1940s and 1950s.
Trivia
He won two World Championship gold medals in 1949: one for individual competition and another in the team events.
Family Life
His father and two brothers were all Olympic fencers.
Associated With
His sport of choice, fencing, became a common practice for many movie stars, like Guy Pearce.