Silvano Abbà

Silvano Abba

Personal information
Born	(1911-07-03)3 July 1911 Rovigno, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary
Died	24 August 1942(1942-08-24) (aged 31) near Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon
Medal record Men's modern pentathlon Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Individual

Silvano Abba (3 July 1911 – 24 August 1942) was an Italian modern pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] Abba was a military man, who led the Italian Savoy Cavalry squadron in August 1942 at the Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Isbuscenskij near Stalingrad. Abba was killed, along with 32 other riders who were killed by the Soviets.[2] It is considered^[by whom?] the last cavalry charge in military history and was won by the Italian Savoia Cavalleria regiment, led by Colonel Alessandro Bettoni Cazzago.[3][4]

References

1. "Silvano Abba". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Silvano Abba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
4. "Silvano Abba". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2012.