Carlo Dibiasi

Carlo Dibiasi was an Italian diver who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but he is now best remembered as the father of diving legend Klaus Dibiasi. Carlo first competed at the Italian Championships in 1931, and in an incredibly long career, placed third on platform at the 1962 Italian Championship. His nationality fluctuated as he initially was an Austro-Hungarian citizen, but became Italian in 1918, German in 1939 by choice, Austrian in 1945, and from 1953 to his death in 1984, once again an Italian.

Dibiasi was the son of a bank official who finished his military service in 1931 and found a job as a bank clerk. He first competed internationally at the 1934 European Championships. During World War II he first worked as a pool manager in the town of Solbad Hall in Tyrol. He was mobilized to the African Campaign in March 1943 and was captured by US troops who held him in Missouri in the United States, releasing him in July 1946.

Returning to Austria Carlo Dibiasi resumed training and started competing for Austria in 1948. But he felt the call of his homeland and returned to Italy in the spring of 1953, obtaining a job at the Cassa di Risparmio bank. Back in Italy he also managed a pool and coached divers, including his son, Klaus.