Giuseppe Valle

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Coach
SexMale
Full nameGiuseppe Ernesto Alessandro Pietro•Valle
Used nameGiuseppe•Valle
Nick/petnamesPino
Born15 March 1904 in Genova (Genoa), Genova (ITA)
Died25 September 1990 in Firenze, Firenze (ITA)
AffiliationsSportiva Sturla, Genova (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Pino Valle was an Italian water polo player and coach. Born in the Liguria Region, he competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics where the Azzurri team was 10th overall.

After the war and finishing his active career, Valle became an important coach and, under his guidance, the national team won the 1947 European Championships in Monte Carlo, ahead of Sweden and Belgium and, one year later, took gold (ahead of Hungary and The Netherlands) at London Olympics with the Settebello team. This included legends such as Gildo Arena, Mario Majoni, Cesare Rubini and the Pandolfini brothers.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) ITA Giuseppe Valle
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Italy =10

Coaching results

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) ITA Giuseppe Valle
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Italy 1 Gold