Olympic Dictionary C
The Olympic Dictionary C CAMBER IRENE (fencing, Italy, b. Trieste 12/2/1926). Four appearances (1948, 1952, 1960, 1964), one gold, (individual foils 1952), one bronze medal (team foils 1960). 1952 1-0-0, 1960 0-0- 1. She started to concentrate on foils at 8 years old when, in Trieste, she accidentally entered the fencing hall instead of the hall where she was in the habit of practising gymnastics. In 1948, after graduating in industrial chemistry, she made her debut at the London Games, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals. 4 years later in Helsinki she won the gold medal, beating the 45 year- old Hungarian Ilona Elek in the deciding match 4-3, the Olympic champion at Berlin and London. She skipped the Melbourne Games because pregnant after having married Giangiacomo Corno, and in Rome in 1960 she won the bronze team medal. She continued until the Tokyo Games, then in 1972 at the Munich Olympics she was head coach for the national team, which included Antonella Ragno (q.v.), who won the individual gold medal. Without ever giving up work at Montedison, during her career she also won 2 world titles (individual 1953 and team 1957), one silver medal, and 5 bronze medals; and 2 Italian individual titles. CAMBODIA (Kingdom of Cambodia, Asia, capital Phnom Penh, area 181.035 km2, 14.443.678 inhabitants). After competing at the Games in 1956 (not in Melbourne, but only at Stockholm in the equestrian event), 1964, and 1972, the Olympic Committee was officially founded in 1983 and was recognised in 1994 by the IOC.
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