Roberto Manzi

Roberto Manzi
Personal information
Born (1959-03-21) 21 March 1959
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Épée, 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 was born in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna,[3] on 21 March 1959.[4] 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.[5]

Manzi studied at Rimini's classical lyceum, graduating in 1978.[6] Before his 1984 Olympic win, he won gold and silver medals at the Universiade.[5]

After his Olympic win, Manzi became a lawyer.[5][7] Among his specialisms are regulations pertinent to beach establishments and their activities,[8] including lifeguards.[9] He sat on the General Council of Banca Carim from 2016.[10]

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. ^ "Scheda Atleta Roberto Manzi" [Athlete Card Roberto Manzi]. Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ "La nostra storia" [Our history]. Liceo Giulio Cesare–Manara Valgimigli. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ ""Addio aste per i balneari" Ma è una bufala" ["Goodbye auctions for beachgoers", but it's a hoax]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Il Tar mette fine all'incubo di venti bagnini" [The TAR puts an end to the nightmare of twenty lifeguards]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ "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.