Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. Regarded by many as one of the greatest Italian fencers of all time. He and his brother Aldo inherited the passion of fencing from their father, the fencing master Giuseppe Nadi. In his gym, the two boys were trained with the foil and saber. Nedo began his professional career by winning the Emperor's Tournament in Vienna. Later, he participated at his first Olympics at only eighteen at Stockholm in 1912, obtaining his first Olympic Gold medal in individual foil. At the end of the First World War, he took part to the 1920 Olympics Games in Antwerp as flag bearer of the Italian Olympic team and captain of the Italian fencing team. He become Olympic Champion in all three weapons in the same edition of the Games. He won the team Gold medal in the sword, and both Gold medals (individual and team) in foil and in saber, losing only the individual Gold in the sword, because of intestinal problems that forced him to leave the tournament. After the Olympics, he moved to Argentina where continued to train and play fencing at the Jockey Club of Buenos Aires. In late 1923, he returned in Italy and in 1930 again proved his strength as a world-class fencer, winning the World Championship for Fencing. He was appointed coach of the Italian team at the 1932 Olympics Games in Los Angeles, and in 1936 became president of the Italian Fencing Federation, a position he held until his death. Under his presidency, Italy won four Gold medals, three silver and two bronze medals at the 1936 Olympics Games in Berlin. Nadi died in 1940 at just forty-six due to a stroke.
Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. Regarded by many as one of the greatest Italian fencers of all time. He and his brother Aldo inherited the passion of fencing from their father, the fencing master Giuseppe Nadi. In his gym, the two boys were trained with the foil and saber. Nedo began his professional career by winning the Emperor's Tournament in Vienna. Later, he participated at his first Olympics at only eighteen at Stockholm in 1912, obtaining his first Olympic Gold medal in individual foil. At the end of the First World War, he took part to the 1920 Olympics Games in Antwerp as flag bearer of the Italian Olympic team and captain of the Italian fencing team. He become Olympic Champion in all three weapons in the same edition of the Games. He won the team Gold medal in the sword, and both Gold medals (individual and team) in foil and in saber, losing only the individual Gold in the sword, because of intestinal problems that forced him to leave the tournament. After the Olympics, he moved to Argentina where continued to train and play fencing at the Jockey Club of Buenos Aires. In late 1923, he returned in Italy and in 1930 again proved his strength as a world-class fencer, winning the World Championship for Fencing. He was appointed coach of the Italian team at the 1932 Olympics Games in Los Angeles, and in 1936 became president of the Italian Fencing Federation, a position he held until his death. Under his presidency, Italy won four Gold medals, three silver and two bronze medals at the 1936 Olympics Games in Berlin. Nadi died in 1940 at just forty-six due to a stroke.
Bio by: Ruggero
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