Giuseppe D'Altrui

{{Short description|Italian water polo player (1934–2024)}}

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| name = Giuseppe D'Altrui

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|04|07}}

| birth_place = Naples, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|02|26|1934|04|07}}

| death_place = Pescara, Italy

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|1960 Rome|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1954 Turin|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold|1955 Barcelona|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1963 Naples|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1959 Beirut|Team}}

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Giuseppe D'Altrui (7 April 1934 – 26 February 2024) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was the father of Marco D'Altrui, who also won a water polo gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=http://waterpoloitaly.com/content/marco-daltrui-lo-straniero-del-recco-campione-deuropa|title=Marco d'Altrui, lo "straniero" del Recco campione d'Europa|date=26 October 2017}}

Biography

In 1956, he was a member of the Italian water polo team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

Four years later he won the gold medal with the Italian team in the Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored one goal. At the 1964 Games he finished again fourth with the Italian team in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored one goal.

D'Altrui died in February 2024, at the age of 89.[https://www.ilmessaggero.it/abruzzo/pallanuoto_morto_geppino_altrui_olimpiadi_roma-7959028.html?refresh_ce Pescara, morto l'ex pallanuotista Geppino D'Altrui: fu medaglia d'oro alle Olimpiadi di Roma] {{in lang|it}}

See also

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