Luigi Carpaneda
Personal information
Born(1925-11-28)28 November 1925
Milan, Italy
Died14 December 2011(2011-12-14) (aged 86)[1]
Milan, Italy
Sport
SportFencing, sailing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneFoil, team
Silver medal – second place1960 RomeFoil, team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1955 RomeFoil, team
Bronze medal – third place1957 ParisFoil, team

Luigi Carpaneda (28 November 1925 – 14 December 2011) was an Italian fencer and sailor. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively, in the team foil event. Besides fencing, Carpaneda was a five-time sailing captain of the Italian team at the Admiral Cup and won an international race in the 3/4 ton class in 1982 on Botta Dritta. He was killed by a car driving on red light in Milan.[1][2]

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  1. 1 2 "Milano, muore travolto da auto un ex olimpionico della scherma". Milano.repubblica.it. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Luigi Carpaneda". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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