Valentino Argento

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameValentino Vittorio•Argento
Used nameValentino•Argento
Born1901 in Napoli, Napoli (ITA)
Died8 September 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Valentino Argento competed for Italy at the Olympics and in 1927 received a fencing master’s diploma in his native land. But he left Napoli in 1937 and moved to New York City. Eventually Argento would become the fencing coach at Lehigh University in Philadelphia.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing ITA Valentino Argento
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy 4