Mauro Calligaris

Mauro Calligaris
Personal information
Nationality  Italy
Born 6 May 1952
Trieste, Italy
Died 8 August 2000 (aged 48)
Torino, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes medley

Mauro Calligaris (6 May 1952 – 8 August 2000) was an Italian swimmer, who competed in the 400 m individual medley event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His mother Romana and younger sister Novella were also Olympics swimmers.[1]

After retiring from competitions Calligaris worked as a swimming coach. He died in a traffic incident aged 48.[2][3]

References

  1. Mauro Calligaris. sports-reference.com
  2. Si schianta il pulmino degli atleti muore il fratello della Calligaris. IL GIORNALE DEL PIEMONTE (9 August 2000), p. 12
  3. Addio Mauro Calligaris, una vita per il nuoto. Gazzetta.it (9 August 2000)
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