Marcello Bertinetti

Marcello Bertinetti (26 April 1885 – 31 July 1967) was an Italian fencer. He competed in sabre and épée events at the 1908, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and won four team medals.[1][2] Individually he won a silver medal in the épée at the 1929 World Championships.[3]

For his grandson and Olympic fencer, see Marcello Bertinetti (fencer born 1952).

Marcello Bertinetti
Personal information
Born(1885-04-26)26 April 1885
Vercelli, Italy
Died31 July 1967(1967-07-31) (aged 82)
Vercelli, Italy
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Representing  Italy (ITA)
Olympic Games
1908 LondonSabre, team
1924 ParisSabre, team
1924 ParisÉpée, team
1928 AmsterdamÉpée, team
World Fencing Championships
1929 NaplesÉpée, individual

Bertinetti did not compete between 1911 and 1922 when he served as a medical doctor in Libya. Earlier he played football and won the national title in 1908. His son Franco and grandson Marcello also became Olympic fencers.[2]

References
  1. "Olympics Statistics: Marcello Bertinetti". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  2. "Marcello Bertinetti Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. Fechten – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren – Degen). sport-komplett.de
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