Emilio Salafia

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Referee
Sex	Male
Full name	Emilio•Salafia
Used name	Emilio•Salafia
Born	10 October 1910 in Palermo, Palermo (ITA)
Died	24 May 1969 in Palermo, Palermo (ITA)
Measurements	170 cm
NOC	Italy

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	2
Bronze	0
Total	2

Biography

Emilio Salafia won silver medals in team sabre at Amsterdam in 1928 and Los Angeles in 1932, both times trailing the dominant Hungarians. Salafia was on the Italian team that also finished second to Hungary in 1930-31 and 1933-35 at the unofficial World Championships. In 1932 he was also a member of the jury.

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1928 Summer Olympics	Fencing	ITA			Emilio Salafia
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)	Italy	2	Silver
1932 Summer Olympics	Fencing	ITA			Emilio Salafia
	Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)		10
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)	Italy	2	Silver

Referee

Games	Sport (Discipline) / Event	NOC / Team	Phase	Unit	Role	As
1932 Summer Olympics	Fencing	ITA				Emilio Salafia
	Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Final Standings		Jury
	Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Final Standings		Jury
	Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Final Standings		Jury
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Final Standings		Jury
	Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)		Final Standings		Jury
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Final Standings		Jury
	Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)		Final Standings		Jury
1936 Summer Olympics	Fencing	ITA				Emilio Salafia
	Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Pool 2	Judge
	Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Pool 1	Judge
	Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Round One	Pool 7	Judge
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Austria — United States	Judge
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Germany — Belgium	Judge
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Round One	France — Brazil	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Final Pool	Germany — Poland	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Hungary — Germany	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Hungary — Netherlands	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Quarter-Finals	Belgium — Germany	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Quarter-Finals	Germany — France	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Quarter-Finals	Germany — France	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Quarter-Finals	Germany — Great Britain	Judge
	Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)		Round One	Hungary — Denmark	Judge
	Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Pool 2	Judge

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (0–5–0 1930 Liège silver: sabre team; 1931 Wien silver: sabre team; 1933 Budapest silver: sabre team; 1934 Warszawa silver: sabre team; 1935 Lausanne silver: sabre team)