 Rolando Rigoli c. 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 October 1940 Livorno, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rolando Rigoli (born 3 October 1940) is a retired Italian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the individual and team sabre events and won a silver and a gold team medal, respectively. [1] [2] He also competed at the 1971 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal in the individual sabre event. [3]
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