Edoardo Mangiarotti, Fencer, Dies at 93 - Won Six Gold Medals in Olympic Games - Obituary (Obit); Biography - NYTimes.com Published: May 28, 2012 CORRECTION APPENDED Edoardo Mangiarotti, who won more Olympic medals and world championships than any fencer, starting with the Berlin Games in 1936, died on Friday at his home in Milan. He was 93. The Italian Fencing Federation announced the death. News reports said the cause was probably a heart attack.

In 2003, the International Olympic Committee gave Mangiarotti its Platinum Wreath, saying, ''Edoardo Mangiarotti's total of 39 gold, silver and bronze medals in Olympics and World Fencing Championships not only earns him the distinction of being the greatest fencer in sports history, but also distinguishes him as the most decorated athlete in all Olympic sports in the history of the Olympics.'' Mangiarotti, who came from a family of fencers, competed in five Olympics from 1936 to 1960 and won 13 medals: six gold medals in individual and team events, five silver and two bronze. Over the same period, Aladar Gerevich, a Hungarian, won the second-most medals of any fencer, 10, seven of which were gold, the most of any fencer. Mangiarotti won his last Olympic medal in Rome in 1960, surpassing the previous record, 12, held by the Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi. Edoardo Mangiarotti was born on April 7, 1919, in Renate, Italy.

His father, Giuseppe, was a fencing instructor who was a 17-time national champion who participated in the London Olympics of 1908 and who was known for bringing variations of the French approach to fencing to Italy. He encouraged Edoardo and his two other sons, Dario and Mario, to learn to fence as children. Giuseppe emphasized the importance of physical training like swimming, running and cycling. He encouraged Edoardo, who was naturally right-handed, to fence with his left in order to confuse opponents. Mario dropped out of the sport to become a cardiologist, but Dario became a champion, winning three Olympic medals and seven medals in world championships. He often competed in team events with Edoardo. Dario died in 2010. Edoardo Mangiarotti's daughter, Carola, fenced in the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Edoardo's first victory came at 14 when he won an event with the ?e, a light sword that became his favorite weapon, along with the foil. He was 17 when he competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning a gold medal as part of the Italian epee team.

The Olympic Games were canceled during World War II, when Mangiarotti was drafted into the Italian Army. He was made an attack instructor, allowing him to keep practicing his sport. When he returned to competition after the war, he honed a strategy of striking early to get points, then dueling defensively the rest of the match. Mangiarotti wrote about fencing for an Italian sports magazine and served on his national federation's management committee. He carried the Italian flag in the Olympic opening ceremonies in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956 and in Rome in 1960. Mangiarotti's total of 13 Olympic medals matches those of Boris Shakhlin, a Soviet gymnast, and Takashi Ono, a Japanese gymnast. Those athletes trail Larisa Latynina, a Soviet gymnast, who won 18 Olympic medals; Michael Phelps, an American swimmer, who has 16; and Nikolai Andrianov, a Soviet gymnast, with 15. Mangiarotti won 26 medals in world fencing championships, 13 of them gold. The International Fencing Federation runs the world championships in the years when there are no Olympics. Information on survivors was unavailable.

Mangiarotti went to 17 Olympics altogether, as an athlete, administrator or spectator. He was determined to make it to the 2008 Games in Beijing even though he had a stroke five months before, leaving him temporarily unable to speak. ''While I'm still alive, I will go to the Olympic Games,'' he vowed. He was there. PHOTO: Edoardo Mangiarotti at a festival in Milan in October. He won 13 Olympic medals in his career, the most by an Italian. (PHOTOGRAPH BY JACOPO RAULE/GETTY IMAGES) Correction: May 31, 2012, Thursday This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An obituary on Monday about the Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti erroneously attributed a distinction to him. It was the American diver Marjorie Gestring -- not Mr. Mangiarotti -- who was the youngest person to win a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. (Ms.

Gestring, who won a gold medal in three-meter springboard diving at those Games, was 13 years 9 months old at the time -- about three and a half years younger than Mr. Mangiarotti.) Obit of the Day: Most Decorated Athlete in the... • Obit of the Day Obit of the Day: Most Decorated Athlete in the History of the Olympics Edoardo Mangiarotti won his first Olympic gold medal as part of Italy’s épée team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. At 17, he was the youngest medalist at the Games. Mangiarotti would participate in every Games that followed (excluding the 1940 and 1944 Games that were cancelled due to World War II) ending his athletic career after the 1960 Rome Games. When everything was totaled up he had accumulated 13 Olympics medals (six gold, five silver, and two bronze).

When his world championship medals were included, Mangiarotti had earned 39 medals, more than any other athlete in any Olympic sport.* Mangiarotti was the son of an Olympic fencer (1908 London) and the brother of two more: Dario, who won the silver in épée in 1952 - Edoardo won gold - and Carola who participated, but did not medal, in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. Although his career as an athlete ended in 1960, he would continue to attend the Games in a variety of roles. By the time he passed away on May 25, 2012 at the age of 93, Edoardo Mangiarotti had attended 17 consecutive Summer Games from Berlin through Beijing. Sadly he missed the London Olympics Games by only 63 days. (Image courtesy of Sport e Motori 2.0 ) * The record for most individual Olympic medals earned is held by Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina who earned eighteen over three Summer Olympics: Melbourne-1956, Rome-1960, and Tokyo-1964.

American swimmer Michael Phelps has 17 medals but also has the most gold medals with fourteen. Source: The Eight Greatest Olympic Athletes in History (in medal count) | HowTheyPlay The Eight Greatest Olympic Athletes in History (in medal count) The Eight Greatest Olympic Athletes in History (in medal count) Updated on December 23, 2014 Joined: 2 years agoFollowers: 0Articles: 14 Introduction. The Olympic Games is the leading international sporting event in the World. The concept of the Modern Olympic Games originated from the Ancient Greek Olympic Games, wherein every four years, freeborn Greek men would converge on the Greek city Olympia to showcase their athletic prowess. Today, the original Greek concept has evolved dramatically. Now, athletes from all over the World are allowed to participate in the Games, and men and women alike are welcome to compete. The Modern Olympic Games also hosts a much wider variety of sports; such as archery, swimming, and cycling, with nearly 400 events for athletes to enter. With over 13,000 athletes competing at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, it is quite difficult for athletes to distinguish themselves from their competitors.

However, there is a small handful of Olympians; that have, from sheer determination, ambition, and ability, have managed to climb the Olympian medal tally to become the Greatest Olympians in History. Advertisement Top 10 Ranking Countries in the World (in Olympic medal count) Country: 182 528 Top ranking countries were sorted based on their number of gold medals, not total medals. Table was sourced from Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish middle and long-distance runner. | Source Number 8. Paavo Nurmi- Finland. Coming in at number eight on the countdown of history's most winning athletes, is the legendary Finnish middle and long-distance runner; Paavo Nurmi. Born in June 13, 1897, Nurmi was an Olympic legend that conquered his sport, and was regarded as the biggest sporting star of the World at his athletic peak. During the three Summer Olympic Games he competed in- 1920, 1924, and 1928- he collected 9 Olympic Gold medals, and three Olympic silver medals, making his total medal count 12 Olympic medals.

Nicknamed the "Flying Finn" for his mechanical speed and strength, Nurmi won Olympic medals in the 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters (team), 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, steeplechase and cross-country. After he retired from running, Nurmi went on to become a businessman, and to coach Finnish runners. Despite his aversion to publicity and the media, he has been credited with drawing attention to running, and making it a major international sport. Nurmi passed away, aged 76, on the 2nd of October, 1973. Random Fact: Nurmi was renown for his analytic approach towards running, he had a mathematical mind, and always ran with a stopwatch, that he timed himself with. He is credited with first introducing the idea of the "even-pace" running strategy Advertisement Takashi Ono, the Japanese gymnast. | Source Number 7. Takashi Ono- Japan. The holder of the 7th spot on the Greatest Olympians in History, is Takashi Ono, the Japanese gymnast.

Born in 26 July 1931, Ono competed in three Summer Olympic Games over his career- 1956, 1960, and 1964. In which he won 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals, bringing his total medal count to 13 Olympic medals. Ono won Olympic medals in the Men's Vault, Individual All-round, Horizontal Bar, Parallel Bars, Team Competition, Pommel Horse, and Rings, events. Takashi Ono is now regarded as a legend in the sport of gymnastics, and is an idol for young Japanese gymnasts, and international gymnasts alike. Ono now lives in Noshiro, Akita,Japan, and is currently aged 83 years old. Random Fact: Ono has his own spot in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. he was officially inducted in 1998. Edoardo Mangiarotti, the Italian fencer. | Source Number 6. Edoardo Mangiarotti- Italy. The Italian fencer; Edoardo Mangiarotti, is the rightful holder of the sixth spot on the Greatest Olympic Athletes in History countdown.

Born on 7 April, 1919, Mangiarotti competed in 5 Summer Olympic Games throughout his career- 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960. In which he collected 6 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals, making his total medal count; 13 Olympic medals, overall. Mangiarotti won Olympic medals in the Men's Epee Team, Epee Individual, Foil Team, and the Foil Individual, events. Mangiarotti has won more Olympic and World Championship titles and medals than any other fencer in History, making him the Greatest fencer in History. In 2003, due to his illustrious career, Mangiarotti was awarded the International Olympic Committee Award, which confirmed his reputation as the Greatest fencer in History. Edoardo Mangiarotti passed away on the 25th of May, 2012, aged 93 years old.

Random Fact: Mangiarotti was coached by his father; Giuseppe Mangiarotti, who taught him to fence with his left hand, even though Edoardo was naturally right-handed. Advertisement Boris Shakhlin, the Soviet gymnast. | Source Number 5. Boris Shakhlin- Soviet Union. In at number 5 on the Greatest Olympians in History countdown, is the Soviet gymnast; Boris Shakhlin. Born on the 27th of January, 1932, Shakhlin competed in three Summer Olympic Games- 1956, 1960, and 1964. In which he won 7 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals, making his total medal haul; 13 Olympic medals. Shakhlin won Olympic medals in the Men's Pommel Horse, Team Competition, Individual All-round, Parallel Bars, Vault, Rings, and Horizontal Bar, events. Shakhlin officially retired from Men's Gymnastics when he was 35 years old, after suffering a heart attack.

However, he went on to become a lecturer at the University of Kiev, and he was so celebrated in his hometown of Ishim, and his town of residence Kiyv, that he was named an honorary citizen in both. The accolades didn't stop here, Shakhlin also received the Red Banner of Labor in 1956, and the Order of Lenin in 1960,and in 2002, Shakhlin was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Boris Shakhlin passed away on the 30th of May, 2006, aged 76 years old. Random Fact: Boris Shakhlin began Gymnastics at the age of 12 years old. Advertisement Ole Einar Bjorndalen, the Norwegian biathlete. | Source Number 4. Ole Einar Bjorndalen- Norway. Ole Einar Bjorndalen, or the"King of Biathlon" as he is often known as, takes the number 4 spot on the Greatest Olympians in History countdown. Ole Einar Bjorndalen is a Norwegian biathlete, and the most decorated athlete in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.

Born on 27 January, 1974, Bjorndalen has competed in 5 Winter Olympic Games so far- 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. In which he has won 8 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal, bringing his total medal count to 13 Olympic medals, overall. Bjorndalen has won Olympic medals in the Men's Biathlon 4x7.5km Relay, 10km, 12.5km Pursuit, 20km, 15km Mass Start, and the Mixed Relay, events. Bjorndalen is the most successful biathlete of all time, his victories include, winning 39 medals (twice more than any other biathlete) at the Biathlon World Championships, and winning the Overall (Biathlon) World Cup title six times. His accolades include being named the 2002 Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year, and he jointly received the Holmenkollen Medal, in 2011.

Also a three-meter tall bronze statue of Bjorndalen , has been erected in his hometown of Simostranda, Norway. It is unknown whether Ole Einar Bjorndalen will be competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Random Fact: Ole Einar Bjorndalen was awarded Best Male Athlete at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Advertisement Nikolai, Andrianov, the Soviet gymnast. | Source Number 3. Nikolai Andrianov- Soviet Union. Formerly the most decorated male Olympian in History, the Soviet gymnast; Nikolai Andrianov takes the bronze in the Greatest Olympians in History countdown. Born on the 14th of October, 1952, Andrianov competed in 3 Summer Olympic Games- 1972, 1976, and 1980. In which he won 7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals, making his total medal count; 15 Olympic medals, overall.

Andrianov has won Olympic medals in the Men's Vault, Team Competition, Floor Exercises, Pommel Horse, Individual All-round, Parallel Bars, Rings, and Horizontal Bar, events. Andrianov has established an enduring reputation for himself, as being one of the Most Successful Gymnasts of All Time. In 2001, Andrianov was officially inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Sadly, the last years of Andrianov's life was overshadowed by the crippling, degenerative neurological disorder; Multiple System Atrophy. By the time of his death on the 21st of March, 2011, Nikolai Andrianov was unable to move his arms, legs, or talk. He was 58 years old when he died. Random Fact: After his retirement in 1980, Andrianov became the director of Gymnastics at the N.G Tolkachyov Specialized Children and Youth sports school in Vladimir; the school where he had first started his gymnastics career. Larisa Latynina, the Soviet gymnast. | Source Number 2. Larisa Latynina- Soviet Union.

The only female to make the Eight Greatest Olympians in History countdown, is the Soviet gymnast; Larisa Latynina, who takes the silver. Born on the 27th of December, 1934, Latynina competed in three Summer Olympic Games- 1956, 1960, and 1964. In which she won 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals, bringing her total medal tally to 18 Olympic medals, overall. Latynina has won Olympic medals in the Women's Individual All-round, Vault, Floor Exercises, Team Competition, Uneven Bars, Team Portable Apparatus, and Balance Beam, events. Without a doubt, the Most Successful Female Gymnast, and the second most decorated Olympian of All Time, Latynina made her first official debut into gymnastics, aged 19 years old. An incredibly successful female athlete, Latynina holds countless of Olympic records. Such as being the only female Olympian to ever win 9 gold medals, and being the only female Olympian to have won an individual event at two successive Olympics.

Latynina has been honored for her achievements, by being officially inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1998, and being awarded the silver Olympic Order in 1989. Latynina officially retired from gymnastics in 1966, and afterwards worked as a coach for the Soviet national gymnastics team. Larisa Latynina is now 79 years old, and lives in an estate near the town of Semenovskoye, Russia. Random Fact: Larisa Latynina originally trained to become a ballet dancer, but turned to gymnastics, after her ballet choreographer moved away. Michael Phelps, the American swimmer, and Greatest Olympian of All Time. | Source Michael Phelps. | Source Number 1. Michael Phelps- United States of America. The Greatest Olympian of All Time, and the Greatest Swimmer of All Time, is the male swimmer; Michael Phelps, of the USA. Born on the 30th of June, 1985, Phelps has competed in four Summer Olympic Games- 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.

In which he has won 18 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals. Bringing his total medal tally to 22 Olympic medals, overall. Phelps has won Olympic medals in the Men's 200m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 4x200m Freestyle Relay, 100m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley, and 4x100m Medley Relay, events. Throughout his swimming career, Phelps has amassed a total of 77 medals in the swimming world's top international competitions. Such as the Olympics, the Pan Pacific's, and the World Championships. These medals consist of 61 gold, 13 silver, and 3 bronze. Michael Phelps was also formerly the youngest person to have qualified for the USA Olympic Swim Team in over 13 years, he was 15 years old at the time. Later on, he broke the record for youngest person to break a swimming world record (aged 15 years, and 9 months old).

In 2008, Phelps beat Mark Spitz's previous record of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games, when he won 8 gold medals, surpassing Mark Spitz's 7 gold medals. In 2012 he became the Greatest Olympian of All Time when he beat Larisa Latynina's former world record of 18 Olympic medals, and set the world record at 22 Olympic medals. Accompanying his long list of achievements, is an equally long list of outstanding accolades. Phelps has received the Swimming World Magazine World and American Swimmer of the Year Awards numerous times, he was announced as the FINA Swimmer of the Year in 2012, and he has received the Golden Goggle awards for Male Performance of the Year, Relay Performance of the Year, and Male Athlete of the Year. Incredibly, he has also been named as the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 2008, and received the James E. Sullivan Award in 2003. As well as his phenomenal accomplishments, Phelps is also known for his philanthropy, in 2008, he created the Michael Phelps Foundation.

The Foundations purpose revolves around growing the sport of swimming, and promoting healthier lifestyles for children and teenagers. Although Phelps officially retired after the 2012 London Olympics, in 2014 he officially returned to swimming in 2014. Michael Phelps is now 29 years old, and rumors are circulating as to whether or not he will compete in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games. Random Fact: Michael Phelps was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at 9 years old. Personal Opinion. Famous Olympians Famous Olympians Olympians ‧ since 1850 ‧ Birthday-Anniversaries Top Surnames This project is a place to list famous and "historic" Olympians and perhaps connect them to Geni profiles. Youngest Olympic Champions in History The youngest athlete to participate at the Modern Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras of Greece who was 10 years, 216 days old when he competed in men's team parallel bars gymnastics at the 1896 Games in Athens.

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Shooting Maria Grozdeva Maria Grozdeva is among Bulgaria’s most successful athletes at the Olympics Games, winning a total of five medals in four Games. Ralf Schumann Ralf Schumann’s competitive shooting career began in 1977 and he was still competing at the highest level at Beijing 2008, 31 years later. Swimming Jenny Thompson Jenny Thompson’s 12 Olympic medals make her the most successful female Olympian to ever compete in the pool. Dawn Fraser AO, MBE. Dawn Fraser won the gold medal for the 100m freestyle in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and was the first swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Olympics. She won a total of four gold medals. In winning these four medals, she set two world records and two Olympic records. Shane Gould MBE, Shane Gould competed at the 1972 Munich Games as a 16 year old. She won gold medals in the 200m individual medley, 200m and 400m freestyle. All her gold medals were won in world record times.

She also won silver in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 100m freestyle. Joan Harrison born 29 November 1035 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Won Olympic Gold medal for 100m backstroke, 1952 Helsinki. Murray Rose AM. Murray Rose competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1960 Rome Olympics. In 1956 he won three gold medals - the 400m, 1500m and 4x200m freestyle. in 1960 he won a further three medals - gold in the 400m freestyle, silver in the 1500m freestyle and bronze in the 4x200m freestyle. Stephanie Rice OAM Won 3 x Gold Medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Eric the Eel Swimming 2000 '* Mark Spitz One of the greatest swimmers of all time, Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the Munich 1972 Games, each in a world-record time.

World swimmer of the year. 1977 Inducted into the International Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida as an honor swimmer. Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, with first class of Inductees. Michael Phelps (born 30 June 1985) - an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions. Rebecca Adington OBE (GBR) won Gold in the Women's 400m and 800m Freestyle events aged 18, breaking the 800m Freestyle world Record in the process. Synchronised Swimming Table Tennis Guoliang Lui - broke into the Chinese national table tennis team at the age of just 15 and went on to become a double Olympic champion. Yaping Deng - overcame her diminutive stature to dominate female table tennis during the 1990s.

Taekwondo Sun Hee Lee Sun made history at Sydney 2000 by becoming the first Olympic Taekwondo champion. Kyong Hyun Kim Kyong Hyun Kim won the inaugural +80kg Taekwondo event at the Sydney 2000 Games. Tennis Charlotte Cooper Charlotte Reinagle Cooper (22 September 1870 – 10 October 1966) She won the tennis singles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France where women were allowed to participate for the first time. (Medals were not awarded until the 1904 Summer Olympics). Reginald Doherty (14 October 1872 - 29 December 1910) Doherty won the doubles title (gold medals were not given at the 1900 Games) at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris with his brother. He also competed in the singles tournament and reached the semi-final where he was scheduled to play against his brother. Reggie withdrew, since the brothers refused to play each other before the final[4]. He also won the mixed doubles title with five-time Wimbledon champion Charlotte Cooper.

Doherty did not compete in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. In the 1908 Olympics in London Reggie again won the doubles title, this time with compatriot George Hillyard. Steffi Graf - German tennis legend who was ranked world number one for a record 378 weeks – just one of her many achievements. Won a gold medal at Seoul Olympics Nicholas Massu - completed an impressive double at the Athens 2004 Games when he won both the Singles and Doubles competitions. Helen Wills Moody won two Olympic gold medals in Paris in 1924 (singles and doubles), the last year that tennis was an Olympic sport until 1988 Hubert Louis Umberto Luigi Baron de Morpurgo - World’s 9th (1928), 10th (1929), 8th (1930) American Bill Tilden ranked him 10th in the world (1924), 6th (1929). Junior champion in Great Britain (1911), student champion Paris (1915).

Italy’s # 1 ranked player (1927), (1929-1931). American Tennis magazine labeled Baron de Morpurgo “the Tilden of his country.” Trampoline Alexander Moskalenko Alexander Moskalenko won the first gold medal in men’s Trampoline when the discipline was added to the Olympics in 2000 – despite having retired four years earlier. Karen Cockburn Karen Cockburn has won a medal at every Olympic Trampoline competition since its introduction in 2000. Triathlon Volleyball Charles Kiraly Regarded as one of the greatest volleyball players ever, Kiraly won Olympic gold medals in both of the sport’s disciplines. Regla Torres At 1.91m tall, Regla Torres seemed a natural for the sport of volleyball. Water Polo Brenda Villa - One of the most decorated players in the history of women’s water polo, Brenda Villa has won a medal at each of the three Water Polo competitions since 2000. Dezső Gyarmati - Dezső Gyarmati is widely considered one of the greatest water polo players of all time.

Weightlifting Chen Yanqing - Chen Yanqing was the first woman to win gold medals in Weightlifting in two consecutive Olympic Games. Pyrros Dimas - At the Barcelona 1992 Games the 20-year-old, competing in the 82.5kg weight class, won Greece’s first Olympic Weightlifting gold since 1904. Vasily Alekseyev Soviet weightlifter - generally regarded as the greatest exponent of super-heavyweight lifting in history. He won two Olympic gold medals (Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976) during an 8 year unbeaten spell that began in 1960. He set an incredible 80 world records during his career. Wrestling Aleksandr Karelin - one of only four male wrestlers to have won three Olympic gold medals. Aleksandr Karelin Men's 120kg Greco Roman wrestling Irini Merleni - became the first women’s Wrestling gold medal winner when the sport debuted on the Olympic programme at Athens 2004. __________

Question: By the time his Olympic career ended in 1960, who had won more Olympic medals than any other fencer?
Answer: Edoardo Mangiarotti