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Franco Luxardo

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Franco Luxardo
Born12 February 1936
Awards
  • Stella al merito sportivo

Franco Luxardo (born on 12 February 1936[1]) is a Dalmatian Italian entrepreneur, sports manager and former fencer.

Biography

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He was a fencer for the A.S. Comini 1885 Padova Scherma, wearing the Italian national jersey from 1959 to 1968. In 1955 he started the Trofeo Luxardo - Coppa del Mondo di Sciabola.[2]

An entrepreneur in the liquor branch,[3] together with his family, he runs the Girolamo Luxardo SpA of Torreglia, in the Province of Padua. In this company he deals with the export sales direction.[4]

He is the President of the Dalmatian Society of Homeland History of Venice (since 2007), of the Association of Dalmatian Italians in the World, and of the company Petrarca Impianti Scherma-Padova.

References

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  1. ^ "Stelle al Merito Sportivo" (PDF). Italian Fencing Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. ^ La storia del trofeo Archived 2013-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Trofeoluxardo.it
  3. ^ "Luxardo festeggia 200 anni e rilancia ampliando la distilleria e il nuovo museo". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. ^ La nostra storia Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine Luxardo.it
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