Claudio Carpi

Claudio Carpi was the son of a landowner and a famous female violinist, who was of Jewish descent, and was deported to Auschwitz in 1944, where she died. From 1908, Claudio was a member of the club Lazio in Roma and transferred in 1912 to the Società Ginnastica, where he had his greatest success. In 1913, he won three medals at the Italian Championships winning silver in the 100 m and – with his club team – in the Olympic relay and bronze in the standing long jump. One year later, he repeated his silver in the Olympic relay.

Carpi was a cavalry officer in World War I. In 1917, he suffered frostbite to his toes during a mission and was no longer able to achieve top results in athletics. After his marriage, he moved to Milano in 1920. Given his Jewish ancestry, he managed to escape to Switzerland in 1943.