Cesare Salvadori

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCesare•Salvadori
Used nameCesare•Salvadori
Born22 September 1941 in Torino, Torino (ITA)
Died8 August 2021 in Torino, Torino (ITA)
Measurements170 cm / 66 kg
AffiliationsCS Torino, Torino (ITA)
NOC Italy
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 2
Bronze 0
Total 3

Biography

Cesare Salvadori was an Italian sabre specialist who won one gold and two silver medals in team sabre at the Olympic Games of 1964-72. Internationally he competed at 10 World Championships between 1961 and 1973 and five Summer Universiades (1961-70). In 1961 Salvadori won the individual sabre title at the Junior World Championships. Domestically he won four individual titles (1964, 66-67, 70).

An engineer by profession and company manager, and a great fan of the Torino Football Club, Salvadori was also president, from 2014-17, of the Filadelfia Foundation, which redeveloped the ground and the remains of the stadium of the same name, transforming it into the sports center where the team trained. He was also President of the Organizing Committee of the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Torino.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Fencing ITA Cesare Salvadori
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) =9
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 2 Silver
1968 Summer Olympics Fencing ITA Cesare Salvadori
Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNS
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy DNS
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) =13
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 2 Silver
1972 Summer Olympics Fencing ITA Cesare Salvadori
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 1 Gold

Special Notes