Nedo Nadi

Italian master fencer, he was the only fencer to win a gold medal in each of the three weapons at a single Olympic Games (Antwerp, 1920) and who won the most fencing gold medals ever at a single Games—five at Antwerp. Nadi won six Olympic gold medals in total, his first was at Stockholm in 1912.

Nadi served in the Italian Army during World War I and was decorated for bravery.

After his Antwerp Olympic victories Nadi turned professional and took up coaching at the Buenos Aires Jockey Club. He returned to Rome some years later and was reinstated as an amateur. In 1932 he retired from actively fencing.

From 1935 to his death in January 1940 he served as president of the Italian Fencing Federation. He coached the Italian fencing team to be entered in the 1936 Summer Olympics. His teams performed well, dominating the games, with Italian fencers sweeping gold, silver, and bronze in the individual épée competitions, thus easily claiming the team épée gold; collecting the individual gold and bronze and team gold in foil; and the individual and team silver medals in sabre.

Nedo Nadi died on 29 January 1940 in Rome at age 46.