Roberto Manzi
Personal information
Born (1959-03-21) 21 March 1959
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesÉpée, team

Roberto Manzi (born 21 March 1959) is an Italian fencer and lawyer. Manzi won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Manzi is from Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna.[3] His father, Luciano Manzi, also a lawyer, was a councillor on the municipal and provincial councils, as well as Vice-President of Banca Carim and president of Rimini's hospital institutes. Manzi has a sister, Isabella, who is also a lawyer.[4]

Manzi studied at Rimini's classical lyceum, graduating in 1978.[5] Before his 1984 Olympic win, he won gold and silver medals at the Universiade.[4]

After his Olympic win, Manzi became a lawyer.[4][6] He sat on the General Council of Banca Carim from 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Roberto Manzi". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Roberto Manzi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "La grande scherma al Panathlon Club Rimini • newsrimini.it" [Great fencing at the Panathlon Club Rimini]. newsrimini.it (in Italian). 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2024. [Rimini è] una città onorata da una figura esemplare come il Maestro Voltolini e da un atleta come Roberto Manzi, medaglia di bronzo ai Giochi Olimpici di Los Angeles 1984. [[Rimini is] a city honoured by an exemplary figure like Maestro Voltolini and an athlete like Roberto Manzi, bronze medallist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.]
  4. 1 2 3 Cioria, Giovanni (9 October 2007). "Manzi, una delle ultime coscienze di Rimini" [Manzi, one of the last consciences of Rimini]. La Piazza (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "La nostra storia" [Our history]. Liceo Giulio Cesare–Manara Valgimigli. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Leardini, Alessandra (8 April 2017). "La grinta di "Icio" fuori e dentro il ring" [The determination of “Icio” outside and inside the ring]. Il Ponte (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini, ecco i nomi del Consiglio Generale" [Cassa di Risparmio di Rimini Foundation: Here are the names of the General Council]. RiminiToday (in Italian). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2024.


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