Giacomo Signori

Giacomo Signori
Personal information
Born 11 June 1914
Desenzano del Garda, Italy
Died 5 February 2005 (aged 90)
Desenzano del Garda, Italy
Sport
Sport Swimming, water polo
Medal record
Competitor for  Italy
Swimming
European Championships
1934 Magdeburg 400 m freestyle
1934 Magdeburg 4×200 m freestyle

Giacomo Signori (11 June 1914 – 5 February 2005)[1] was an Italian swimmer and water polo player. He won two medals at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships,[2] and at least seven national titles in freestyle swimming events.[1]

As a water polo player, he won three national titles with the Rari Nantes Florentia (1934),[3] Canottieri Olona (1947),[4] and Rari Nantes Camogli (1953) teams.[5][6] After retiring from competitions he worked as a swimming coach.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 La scomparsa di Gildo Arena e Giacomo Signori. FIN NEWS – January 2005, p. 11
  2. ↑ Giacomo SIGNORI. les-sports.info
  3. ↑ 1934: "Rari Nantes Florentia" Champion of Italy. waterpololegends.com (April 27, 2007)
  4. ↑ Water Polo legends. waterpololegends.com (March 14, 2008)
  5. ↑ Water Polo legends. waterpololegends.com (January 27, 2011)
  6. ↑ Water Polo legends. waterpololegends.com (July 3, 2010)


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