Umberto Panerai

{{Short description|Italian water polo player (born 1953)}}

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{{MedalSilver| 1976 Montréal | Team competition}}

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Umberto Panerai (born March 13, 1953) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976. He was born in Florence.

Panerai was a member of the Men's National Team, that claimed the silver medal at the Montréal Olympics. During his career he was affiliated with Rari Nantes Florentia in Firenze.

He was appointed to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

He was a trainer for Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2000 America’s Cup and 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup.{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/content/5461878.xml|title=Luna Rossa|website=America's Cup}}