The Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare is the sport section of the Italian Air Force.
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| Sport | 12 disciplines |
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| Jurisdiction | Italy |
| Abbreviation | C.S. Aeronautica Militare |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Affiliation | CONI |
| Headquarters | Vigna di Valle |
| President | Gen. Claudio Salerno |
| Official website | |
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Structure edit
Air Force athletes receive an Air Force rank and salary equivalent to servicemen. They also receive basic military training, although the majority of their training is sport-specific and usually takes place in one of the Air Force sports centers.[1]
Sports edit
There are 12 disciplines of C.S. Aeronnatica Militare.[2]
Notable athletes edit
- Athletics
- Andrew Howe
- Emanuele Di Gregorio
- Michael Tumi (former, from 2012 pass to G.S. Fiamme Gialle)
- Manuela Levorato
- Archery
- Fencing
Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics edit
Of the 290 athletes who represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 29 were Air Force athletes.[1] These athletes are:[3]
- Archery
- Artistic gymnastics
- Athletics
- Beach volleyball
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Paolo Pizzo
- Ilaria Salvatori
- Andrea Baldini
- Bianca Del Carretto
- Diego Occhiuzzi
- Nathalie Moellhausen
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Elisa Santoni
- Elisa Blanchi
- Anzhelika Savrayuk
- Romina Laurito
- Andreea Stefanescu
- Marta Pagnini
- Julieta Cantaluppi
- Sailing
- Table tennis
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Perché l'Italia ha atleti militari?" [Why does Italy have military athletes?]. Il Post (in Italian). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Aeronautica Militare - Le discipline" (in Italian). aeronautica.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "L'Aeronautica Militare alle Olimpiadi di Londra" [The Italian Air Force at the London Olympics] (in Italian). Italian Air Force. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
External links edit
- (in Italian) Official site