Gianfranco Oradini

Gianfranco Oradini was an Italian sailor who represented his country at the 1976 Montréal Olympics in Kingston, Ontario as a crew member in Soling. With two older brothers, he began early on to try different sports, including cycling, skiing, and tennis, but soon turned to sailing.

Oradini was European champion in the Laser class in 1975 and had a career full of international achievements, including first place in the Soling class in the Genova Sailing Week in 1976, after having been runner-up the previous year, and victories in the International Sailing Week of Riva del Garda in 1974 and 1975, both in the 470 class.

Domestically, he won the 1974 Italian Cup (F.D. class) and the 1975 Laser class. For a few years, after retiring from competition, he managed a brewery in Torbole, on the shores of Lake Garda, where he produced the “Orabräu” brand. He was also an inventor of machines that exploited wind energy.