Gérard Battaglia

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Gérard Battaglia
Personal information
NationalityMonegasque
Born(1937-03-26)26 March 1937
Died2 March 2015(2015-03-02) (aged 77)
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Representing  Monaco
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Naples Snipe class

Gérard Battaglia (26 March 1937 – 2 March 2015) was a former sailor who represented Monaco at two Olympic Games in sailing.

Career[edit]

Alongside Jean-Pierre Crovetto and Jules Soccal Battaglia finished 23rd in the Dragon class at the 1960 Olympic Games.[1] He won a bronze medal with Crovetto at the 1963 Mediterranean Games.[2] In the 1976 Olympic Games he finished 23rd in the soling class with Borro and Claude Rossi.

Personal life[edit]

His son Philippe and nephew René Battaglia both competed for Monaco in the Olympics.[3]

He later became president of the Monegasque Sailing Federation and an Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Mixed Three Person Keelboat". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Les Monégasques en lice aux Jeux méditerranéens". theworldnews.net. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ Boursicot, Jimmy. "Philippe et René Battaglia, une affaire de famille". codesport.fr. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Ordonnance Souveraine n° 13.800 du 18 novembre 1998 portant promotions ou nominations dans l'Ordre de Saint-Charles". journaldemonaco.gouv.mc. Retrieved 29 September 2019.