Wladimiro Calarese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wladimiro Calarese

fencer

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Messina, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 13-Aug-2005

Profession: fencer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Wladimiro Calarese (3 October 1930 – 13 August 2005) was an Italian sabre fencer.
He won two bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and two silver medals, at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.After retiring from competitions Calarese defended a PhD at New York University and until his death in 2005 lived in the United States.
He spent most of his career as a researcher at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, but also taught fencing at Wright State University.
He was survived by his son Gianguido Calarese, daughter Mia Calarese, sister Wanda Calarese and former wife Barbara Dirr.
His another son Gino Calarese died before him.
In 2009, an international saber tournament was held in his honor in Palermo, which was attended by world's best saber competitors.