Mauro Calligaris

Mauro Calligaris

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
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 younger sister Novella was also an Olympic swimmer.[1]

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

Calligaris was athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[4]

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)
4. "Mauro Calligaris". marina.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020. G.S. Fiamme Oro, Roma (ITA)