| Olympic medalist | |||
 Italo Santelli | |||
| Medal record | |||
| Fencing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1900 Paris | Masters sabre | |
| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | Team sabre | |
Italo Santelli (August 15, 1866-February 8, 1945) was an Italian fencer who is considered to be the "father of modern sabre fencing". Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 At the 1920 Summer Olympics, six Fencing events (all for men were contested Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand The sabre is one of the three weapons of modern sport Fencing, and is alternatively spelled saber in American English.
Early life
Italo Santelli was born in Italy in 1866. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest He studied at famous Italian schools. In 1896 Santelli was considered an established fencing master, and Santelli moved to Budapest. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Santelli had his son, Giorgio, in Hungary in 1897, who always kept his Italian citizenship, before leaving in the USA. Maestro Giorgio Santelli ( November 25, 1897 – 1985 was a legendary fencer and Fencing master who was the largest mid-20th century influence Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
It was in Hungary that Italo Santelli began to create a new style of sabre fencing. The style involved a much more quick defense than classical training called for, and became known as the "modern style" of Santelli.
Santelli displayed this modern style at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris on the Italian team. The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He came in 6th at the foil competition, but took home a silver medal in sabre, his teammate Antonio Conte taking the gold. A foil is a type of Weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing Antonio Conte ( December 11, 1867 - February 4, 1953) was an Italian fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early
Post-Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics a Hungarian judge Kovacs made a controversial call in a fencing match, siding with France over Italy. The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in A foil is a type of Weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing Jean-Baptiste Mimiague was a French fencer who competed in the early 20th century The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An Italian fencer Aldo Boni verbally attacked the judge for the ruling and refused to apologize when asked. Santelli was called in as a witness to Boni's outbreak, and the Italian team was forced to resign from the competition.
Once in Italy, the Italian team's captain, Adolfo Cotronei, accused Santelli of speaking out against Boni to remove them from the competition, supposedly fearing they would eliminate his adopted nation of Hungary (who would go on to take the bronze at the 1924 Games). Cotronei challenged Santelli, already past 60 years of age, to a duel. As practiced from the 11th to 20th centuries in Western societies a duel is an engagement in combat between two individuals with matched weapons in accordance with their combat Giorgio, under the rules of the "code duello", took his father's place in the fight, and won the duel with a riposte to Cotronei's face. Santelli went on to coach numerous notable fencing students over the course of his career. Fencers & coaches of the Olympic era;Austria Siegfried Flesch, Austrian saber fencer & Olympic bronze medalist Otto
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