Walk of Fame of Italian sport

Walk of Fame of Italian sport (Italian: Walk of Fame dello sport italiano) is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015.[1] It is a list of 117 Italian all-time champions, which has been implemented on three occasions (five new entries in 2015 and 2016 and seven in 2018), from the initial 100 names.

Four Italian legend (from the first in the heights to the left in a clockwise direction): Edoardo Mangiarotti (fencing, 6 gold medal at the Summer Olympics; Alberto Tomba (alpine skiing, 3 gold medals at the Winter Olympics and one World Cup won); Ondina Valla (athletics, first Italian female gold medal at the Olympic Games; Fausto Coppi (cycling, two Tour de France and five Giro d'Italia won).

Criteria

One hundred timeless champions, chosen on the basis of the exclusive decisions of the Coni (president Gianni Malagò), Athletes Commission - chaired by Marco Durante.[1]

Naturally, athletes still in competitive activity are not included in the list.

The path

The Walk of Fame of Italian sport is a road path in Rome with plaques dedicated to former Italian sports athletes who have distinguished themselves internationally. It runs between the Avenue of the Olympics and the Stadio Olimpico in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico of the capital.[2]

The list

First 100 names of the list were inducted on 7 May 2015.[3]

Note (1) Cesare Rubini was a legend of two different sports: basketball and waterpolo.

See also

References
  1. "Inaugurata la Walk of Fame: 100 targhe per celebrare le leggende dello sport italiano" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "Walk of Fame al Foro Italico: parata di campioni azzurri" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. "100 leggende CONI" (PDF) (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. "Consegnati i Collari d'Oro ai campioni del 2015 e della storia. Il Premier Renzi: con voi vince l'Italia" (in Italian). coni.it. 15 December 2015.
  5. "Braglia, Mazzinghi, Pigni, Fiorillo e Vezzali nella Walk of Fame. Malagò: orgogliosi di questi campioni" (in Italian). coni.it. 22 September 2016.
  6. "Walk of fame: da Maldini a Rosolino. Ecco i 5 nuovi campioni" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 12 March 2018.
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