Franco Riccardi

{{Short description|Italian fencer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date text|13 June 1905}}

| birth_place =Milano

| death_date = {{death-date and age|23 May 1968|13 June 1905}}

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{{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's Fencing}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1928 Amsterdam | Épée Team}}

{{MedalGold| 1936 Berlin | Épée Individual}}

{{MedalGold| 1936 Berlin | Épée Team}}

{{MedalSilver| 1932 Los Angeles | Épée Team}}

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Franco Riccardi (13 June 1905 – 23 May 1968) was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in the épée competition.

Biography

He received a gold medal in épée individual at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=11&sp=FEN "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Fencing"]databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 26, 2008) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225032121/http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=11&sp=FEN |date=December 25, 2010 }} He received a gold medal in épée team in 1928 and in 1936, and a silver medal in 1932.

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