Bruno Bianchi (swimmer)

Bruno Bianchi
Personal information
Born(1943-09-26)26 September 1943
Trieste, Italy
Died28 January 1966(1966-01-28) (aged 22)
Bremen, Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Summer Universiade
1963 Porto Alegre 4x100m freestyle relay
Mediterranean Games
1959 Beirut 4x200m freestyle relay

Bruno Bianchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno ˈbjaŋki]; 26 September 1943 – 28 January 1966) was an Italian swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

He died in the Lufthansa Flight 005 crash in Bremen, Germany.

In Trieste, the aquatic centre was named after him, called Polo Natatorio Bruno Bianchi.

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