Giuseppe Carattino

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Giuseppe Carattino
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Dragon Class

Giuseppe "Pino" Carattino (16 April 1919 – 4 September 2014)

Dragon Class event. He was born in Varazze, Savona and was a member of Club Nautico Varazze.[3] He began sailing at the age of 14 when, in exchange for cleaning and rearranging their equipment, he was allowed to learn how to sail and assist his father and uncles. He had seven wins at Italian Championships in the Flying Dutchman Class and won a gold medal for Italy at the 1955 Mediterranean Games in the Dragon Class.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Varazze, lutto nel mondo della vela: è morto "Pino" Carattino" (in Italian). Il Vostro Giornale. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. Olympedia
  3. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (June 2016). "Giuseppe Carattino Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "I 90 anni di Pino Carattino, grande e pluridecorato velista varazzino" (in Italian). Ponente Varazzino. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.