Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare

Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare G.S. Marina Militare
Sport	9 disciplines
Jurisdiction	Italy
Founded	1952
Affiliation	CONI
Headquarters	Sabaudia
Official website
www.marina.difesa.it

The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare is the sport section of the Italian armed force, Italian Navy.

Sports

There are 9 disciplines from 5 separate competitive sports centers.^[1]

Competitive sports center of swimming

• Swimming
• Diving
• Surf lifesaving

Competitive sports center of whitewater slalom

• Whitewater slalom

Competitive sports center of shooting

• Shooting

Sports yachting center of Naples

• Sailing

Navy rowing sports centre

• Rowing
• Canoeing
• Naval pentathlon

Notable athletes

Canoeing

• Aldo Dezi
• Oreste Perri

Rowing

• Giliante D'Este
• Franco Sancassani

Sailing

• Gabrio Zandonà

Athletes qualified for London 2012

Five athletes of Marina Militare qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

1. Gabrio Zandonà (Sailing)
2. Pietro Ruta (Rowing)
3. Michele Benedetti (Diving)
4. Tommaso Rinaldi (Diving)
5. Eliana Nardelli (Shooting)
6. Stefano Cipressi (Canoe Slalom)

See also

• Italian Navy
• Italian military sports bodies

References

1. "Marina Militare - Lo Sport" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
2. "Olimpiadi Londra 2012, un team '5 x 5' per la Marina Militare" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

External links

• (Italian) Official site