Dario Mangiarotti

About

Gold medal-winning Olympic fencer for Italy who came from a family of athletes. He ended his career with one gold and two silver medals.

Before fame

He was a national champion in fencing multiple times during the 1940s and 1950s.

Trivia

He won two World Championship gold medals in 1949: one for individual competition and another in the team events.

Family life

His father and two brothers were all Olympic fencers.

Associated with

His sport of choice, fencing, became a common practice for many movie stars, like Guy Pearce.