Ennio Mattarelli
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1928 Bologna, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tiro a Volo Bononia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ennio Mattarelli (born 5 August 1928) is an Italian sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in trap shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
Early life
Mattarelli was orphaned at the age of five and raised by his grandfather, Silvio. He started working at the age of 14 and didn't begin clay pigeon shooting until he was 26. Later, he worked at an arms company, where he gained experience with firearms, despite not having formal training.[3]
Business ventures
In 1988, Ennio Mattarelli founded the company Mattarelli, which produces a range of clay target throwing equipment designed for skeet and Olympic trap.[4] Mattarelli equipment has been used at prestigious events, including the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic games, as well as numerous other international competitions, such as the World Cups and the ISSF World Championships.[4]
References
- ^ Profile: "Ennio Mattarelli" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on January 15, 2008)
- ^ "Ennio Mattarelli". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Olympedia – Ennio Mattarelli". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ a b "Mattarelli becomes first Bronze Sponsor Partner for ISSF". ISSF. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
External links
- Ennio Mattarelli at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Ennio Mattarelli at Olympedia
- Ennio Mattarelli at Olympics.com
- Ennio Mattarelli at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- Media related to Ennio Mattarelli at Wikimedia Commons