Mario Tullio Montano

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameMario Tullio•Montano
Used nameMario Tullio•Montano
Nick/petnamesMariolone
Born7 February 1944 in Montecatini Terme, Pistoia (ITA)
Died27 July 2017 in Livorno, Livorno (ITA)
Measurements181 cm / 93 kg
AffiliationsC. S. Carabinieri, (ITA)
NOC Italy
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

Mario Tullio Montano was born to a fencing family that has produced five Olympic fencing medalists. His uncle Aldo Montano was a prominent sabre fencer in the 1930s and 1940s, who won Olympic team silvers in 1936 and 1948 and five World Championships golds (1938 and 1948 individual and team, and 1950 team) and later was a successful fencing master with Circolo Scherma Fides in Livorno, founded by Beppe Nadi, father of Nedo and Aldo Nadi. Mario Tullio’s cousin Mario Aldo Montano, son of Aldo, won a 1972 Olympic team sabre gold and was the 1973 individual World sabre champion and Mario Aldo’s son Aldo Montano was the 2004 Olympic sabre champion and has won two World Championships golds (individual in 2011 and team in 2015). Mario Tullio’s brothers Carlo and Tommaso were also world class fencers in 1970s, Tommaso winning 1976 Olympic team sabre silver and Carlo, being the only foil fencer of the family, winning Olympic team foil silver, also in 1976.

Coached by his uncle, Mario Tullio Montano was on the Italian national team from 1970-77. He won 1972 Olympic team sabre gold and 1976 team sabre silver. At the World Championships, Mario Tullio won three team bronzes in 1971 and 1973-74. Mario Tullio was also Universiade team sabre champion in 1967 and won individual sabre bronze at the 1967 Universiade and team sabre bronze at the 1970 Universiade. He was also the 1972 Italian sabre champion. After finishing his sporting career, Mario Tullio worked as a fencing coach with Circolo Scherma Fides.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Fencing ITA Mario Tullio Montano
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNS
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 1 Gold
1976 Summer Olympics Fencing ITA Mario Tullio Montano
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 2 Silver

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1988 Summer Olympics Fencing ITA Mario Tullio Montano
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Final Pool Jean-François Lamour — Janusz Olech Jury President
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Elimination Rounds Philippe Delrieu — Andrey Alshan Jury President
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Elimination Rounds György Nébald — Pierre Guichot Jury President
Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) Elimination Rounds Georgy Pogosov — Jean-François Lamour Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Final Pool Hungary — Soviet Union Jury President
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Quarter-Finals France — West Germany Jury President

Olympic family relations

Special Notes