Adriano De Vecchi

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameAdriano•De Vecchi
Used nameAdriano•De Vecchi
Born7 December 1948 in Trieste, Trieste (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Adriano De Vecchi’s father was a long-time captain of the Trieste Hockey Club and it was from him that Adriano found his passion for the sport. Originally a player, he turned to refereeing after suffering a broken kneecap, which ended his playing career. De Vecchi eventually became a top international referee and officiated at three Olympics and in a dozen World Championships. De Vecchi also had a long career in education as either a headmaster, middle school principal, and other positions, including as a director of the regional school office.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1980 Summer Olympics Hockey ITA Adriano De Vecchi
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Final Round Soviet Union — Poland Umpire 2
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Round-Robin Poland — Cuba Umpire 2
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Round-Robin Soviet Union — Poland Umpire 1
1988 Summer Olympics Hockey ITA Adriano De Vecchi
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Classification Round 9-12 Spain — Canada Umpire 1
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group A Australia — Kenya Umpire 2
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group A Argentina — Spain Umpire 1
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group B Great Britain — India Umpire 2
1992 Summer Olympics Hockey ITA Adriano De Vecchi
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Classification Round 9-12 Unified Team — Egypt Umpire 2
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group A Great Britain — Egypt Umpire 2
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group A India — Argentina Umpire 2
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group A Australia — India Umpire 2
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Group B New Zealand — Unified Team Umpire 1