Nedo Nadi
Nedo Nadi (born the July 9th 1894 with Leghorn, in Tuscan - died the January 29th 1940) was a Escrime ur Italy N.
Biography
Nedo Nadi gained 5 gold medals at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 1920 with Antwerp in Belgium. It held for this reason, and until the exploit of the American swimmer Mark Spitz in 1972 with OJ of Munich, the record of gold medals gained by only one candidate at the time of the same Olympiad.
Nedo Nadi was born with Leghorn in Italy. It was formed of the sound plus young age, and with its brother Aldo Nadi, its five year old junior, with the handling of the three weapons of the fencing by his father the Fencing master Giuseppe (Beppe) Nadi. This one taught the foil and the saber to them but refused to initiate them with the sword which he regarded as undisciplined weapon an “. ” Nedo and its Aldo brother learned by themselves this weapon.
At the 14 years age Nedi Nadi gained a trophy for its demonstration with the three weapons carried out at the time of the Jubilé of the emperor François-Joseph
Olympic Games of 1912
At the time of the Olympic Games of Stockholm, in 1912, Nedo Nadi become - at 18 years and 29 days - the youngest fencer to gain an Olympic gold medal. He beats his team-member Pietro Speciale and the Autrichien Richard Verdeber for the gold medal while having gained seven consecutive victories in final hen.
The Great War
Nedo nadi serves its country in time that soldier during the First World War. It is decorated for its bravery.
Olympic Games of 1920
With the Plays of Antwerp, in 1920, Nadi profited from the absence of several great nations of the fencing like the Hungary (the nations beaten at the time of the First World War and the Soviet Union were absent either voluntarily or prohibited of Plays). It fell under all the disciplines of the Olympic program to increase its chances of victories. Its performance during these Plays approached the perfection. It gained the gold medal in the test of individual foil with a record of 10 victories in final hen, it gained then the gold medal with the individual saber preceding with final his Aldo brother. It finally gained with the team of Italy the three tests by teams of the foil, sabers and sword.After the Olympic Games of Antwerp, Nedo Nadi, became professional and launched out in teaching in Argentine.
Between 1935, date of its return to Rome, and 1940, date of its death, he were President of the Italian federation of fencing.
Prize list
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