Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
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| Sport | 12 disciplines |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Italy |
| Abbreviation | C.S. Aeronautica Militare |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Affiliation | CONI |
| Headquarters | Vigna di Valle |
| President | Gen. Claudio Salerno |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare is the sport section of the Italian Air Force.
Structure
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
There are 12 disciplines of C.S. Aeronnatica Militare.[2]
Notable athletes
- 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
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
References
- ^ 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
- (in Italian) Official site