Giorgio Santelli
Santelli circa February 1961 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 November 1897 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 1985 (aged 87) Teaneck, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
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Maestro Giorgio Santelli (25 November 1897 – 8 October 1985) was a fencer and fencing master who was part of the Italian team that won the gold medal in Men's team sabre at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was the largest mid-20th century influence in raising the quality and popularity of fencing in the United States, and creator of one of the best-known fencing equipment manufacturers.