Caesar Mannelli

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCaesar J. (Cesare-)•Mannelli (Rambaldi-)
Used nameCaesar•Mannelli
Born8 July 1897 in Forni di Sopra, Udine (ITA)
Died3 May 1936 in near Mayberry Slough, Antioch, California (USA)
Measurements171 cm / 90 kg
AffiliationsSanta Clara Broncos, Santa Clara (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Caesar Mannelli was from San Francisco and attended Santa Clara University. He was a good rugbyist and an excellent basketball player, but baseball was his best sport. He had a tryout with the minor league Oakland Oaks, but it was several years after his competitive prime and many people thought he could have played major league ball, had he started earlier. Mannelli later worked for the city of San Francisco as an engineer.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Rugby (Rugby) USA Caesar Mannelli
Rugby, Men (Olympic) United States 1 Gold