Ambrogio Fogar

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| caption = Ambrogio Fogar in Egypt in 1975

| birth_name = Ambrogio Fogar

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1941|8|13}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2005|8|24|1941|8|13}}

| death_place = Milan, Italy

| nationality = Italian

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| occupation = sailor, writer, rally driver, all-round adventurer and television presenter

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| spouse = {{marriage|Maria Teresa Panizzoli|1971|1985|end=div.}}

| partner = Katalin Szijarto (1985–24 August 2005)

| children = Rachele Fogar
Francesca Fogar

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| website = {{official website}}

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Ambrogio Fogar ({{IPA|it|ˈfɔːɡar}}; 13 August 1941 – 24 August 2005) was an Italian sailor, writer, rally driver, adventurer, and television presenter. He was a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, gold medal for athletic value, gold medal for marine value, gold medal to memory and other.

Biography

His exploits included a number of successful long-distance sailing feats, such as becoming the first Italian to sail single-handedly from east to west around the world, starting and ending his journey in Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany. In 1978, after being capsized by orcas, he survived more than ten weeks in a life raft in the South Atlantic along with a friend, journalist Mauro Mancini,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL0VrMB3aeg |title=Ambrogio Fogar - Atlantico 1978 prima del naufragio |date=2008-05-24 |last=MareForza09 |access-date=2024-12-14 |via=YouTube}} who died of pneumonia two days after the two were rescued.{{Cite web |title=Adventurer Ambrogio Fogar dies |url=https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/adventurer-ambrogio-fogar-dies |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=ITALY Magazine |language=en}} Another venture was Fogar's solo sled expedition to the North Pole. He competed several times in the Dakar Rally and in the Rallye des Pharaons.

File:Ambrogio Fogar grave Milan 2015.jpg in 2015]]

In 1992, Fogar was paralyzed from the neck down following a jeep accident while rallying in Turkmenistan. This did not end his adventurous spirit, and in 1997, in a wheelchair, he competed in a round-Italy yacht race.{{cite news|last1=Schiavi|first1=Giangiacomo|title=Io, Fogar, resisto immobile e solo da 12 anni|url=http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2004/07_Luglio/20/fogar.shtml|language=Italian|accessdate=29 June 2015|work=Corriere.it|publisher=RCS Quotidiani|date=20 July 2004}}

He died in 2005 of a heart attack and is buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan, Italy.

Personal life

Fogar was the father of Rachele and Francesca Fogar. Rachele Fogar was born in Milan on 31 July 1991 and Francesca Fogar was born in Tradate on 17 November 1975.

Television

Jonathan - Dimensione avventura (Canale 5, 1984–1986; Italia 1, 1986–1991)
Antologia di Jonathan (Canale 5, 1984–1986; Italia 1, 1986–1991)
Parliamone - talk of Buongiorno Italia (Canale 5, 1987–1988)
Campo base - Il mondo dell'avventura (TV Koper-Capodistria/Canale 5, 1989–1991; TELE+2, 1990–1991)
Speciale campo base (TV Koper-Capodistria/Canale 5, 1989–1991; TELE+2, 1990–1991)

Radio documentary

Poli Mirabilia - La marcia sul pack e altre meraviglie (Rai Radio 1, 1984)

Documentary

Ambrogio Fogar - il viaggio (Italia 1, 1998)
Ambrogio Fogar, l'ultimo eroe (Rete 4, 2005)

Books

{{cite book|title=Il mio Atlantico. 1972: transatalantica in solitario Plymouth-Newport; 1973: seconda regata atlantica Cape Town-Rio de Janeiro|publication-place=Milan|publisher=Bietti|date=1973}}
{{cite book|title=400 giorni intorno al mondo|publication-place=Milan|publisher=Rizzoli|date=1975}}
{{cite book|title=Messaggi in bottiglia. Da un catamarano in mezzo all'Atlantico. OSTAR,'76|publication-place=Legnano|publisher=Landoni|date=1976}}
{{cite book|title=L'ultima leggenda|publication-place=Milan|publisher=Rizzoli|date=1977}}
{{cite book|title=La zattera|publication-place=Milan|publisher=Rizzoli|date=1978}}
{{cite book|title=Il giro del mondo del Surprise|publication-place=Milan|publisher=Epipress-Famiglia cristiana|date=1978}}
{{cite book|title=Sulle tracce di Marco Polo|publication-place=Milan|publisher=A. Mondadori|date=1983}}
{{cite book|title=Verso il Polo con Armaduk|publication-place=Milan|publisher=Rizzoli|date=1983|ISBN=88-17-85369-0}}
{{cite book|title=Solo. La forza di vivere|publication-place=Milan|publisher=A. Mondadori|date=1997|ISBN=88-04-40392-6}}
{{cite book|title=Contro vento. La mia avventura più grande|publication-place=Milan|publisher=Rizzoli|date=2005|ISBN=88-17-00664-5}}
{{cite book|title=Quando c'era Superman. L'ultima avventura di una vita controvento|publication-place=Casale Monferrato|publisher=Piemme|date=2006|ISBN=88-384-8651-4}}