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Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare

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Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare
Sport12 disciplines
JurisdictionItaly
AbbreviationC.S. Aeronautica Militare
Founded1964 (1964)
AffiliationCONI
HeadquartersVigna di Valle
PresidentGen. Claudio Salerno
Official website
www.aeronautica.difesa.it

The Centro Sportivo Aeronautica Militare is the sport section of the Italian Air Force.

Structure

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Air Force athletes receive an Air Force rank and salary equivalent to servicemen. They also receive basic military training, although the majority of their training is sport-specific and usually takes place in one of the Air Force sports centers.[1]

Sports

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The Aeronautica Militare team of Rhythmic gymnastics bronze medal at London 2012.

There are 12 disciplines of C.S. Aeronnatica Militare.[2]

Notable athletes

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The athlete Jacques Riparelli with the colors of C.S. Aeronautica Militare.
Athletics
Archery
Fencing

Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Of the 290 athletes who represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 29 were Air Force athletes.[1] These athletes are:[3]

Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Athletics
Beach volleyball
Equestrian
Fencing
Rhythmic gymnastics
Sailing
Table tennis

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Perché l'Italia ha atleti militari?" [Why does Italy have military athletes?]. Il Post (in Italian). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Aeronautica Militare - Le discipline" (in Italian). aeronautica.difesa.it. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. ^ "L'Aeronautica Militare alle Olimpiadi di Londra" [The Italian Air Force at the London Olympics] (in Italian). Italian Air Force. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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