Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel

Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel
Minister of Finance and Treasure
In office
24 January 1935 – 6 February 1943
Prime MinisterBenito Mussolini
Preceded byGuido Jung
Succeeded byGiacomo Acerbo
Mayor of Torino
In office
11 February 1929 – 24 January 1935
Preceded byUmberto Ricci
Succeeded byUgo Sartirana
Member of the Senate of the Kingdom
In office
9 December 1933 – 5 August 1945
Appointed byVictor Emmanuel III
Personal details
Born(1888-05-02)2 May 1888
Toulon, France
Died1 June 1973(1973-06-01) (aged 85)
Poirino, Italy
PartyPNF
Alma materUniversity of Turin
Sports career
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1920 Antwerp Épée, team

Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel (2 May 1888 – 1 June 1973) was an Italian politician and fencer.[1] He was the son of Count Vittorio Thaon di Revel and Elfrida Maria Atkinson. He fought in the First World War. He was also Mayor of Torino (1929–35) and Italian Minister of Finance (1935–43) in the Mussolini Cabinet. After the war, he was president of the organising committee of the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo.[2]

He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Paolo, Count Thaon Di Revel". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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