Oreste Puliti
Italian fencer (1891–1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oreste Puliti (18 February 1891 – 5 February 1958) was an Italian fencer.[1] He won four gold medals and a silver at three Olympic Games.[2][3]
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Born | (1891-02-18)18 February 1891 Livorno, Italy |
Died | 5 February 1958(1958-02-05) (aged 66) Lucca, Italy |
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Sport | Fencing |
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His teammates were accused of attempting to inflate his score by losing to him in the final of the Men's Sabre in 1924. He was disqualified for threatening to assault a Hungarian judge, Gyorgy Kovacs.[4]