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The Stadio dei Marmi first opened in 1932, on the 10th anniversary of the March on Rome, near the Roman neighborhood Monte Mario, by the architect Enrico Del Debbio under the Fascist ruler Benito Mussolini. [1] The Stadio dei Marmi is encircled by sixty, 4-meter tall classical statues of athletes made from Carrara marble. [2]
The official name is therefore Stadio Comunale dei Marmi L. Marchini, A. Piccini, P. Vannucci, B. Venturini (olimpionici 1936), which can also be abbreviated to Stadio dei Quattro Olimpionici Azzurri ("Stadium of the Four Sky Blue Olympians"). However, the name Stadio dei Marmi remains the most commonly used to refer to the venue. [2] [3]
The Foro is home to numerous sports venues, such as the largest sports facility in Rome, the Stadio Olimpico, the ornate Stadio dei Marmi [1] and the adjoining building which is the seat of the Italian National Olympic Committee (originally built for the purposes of the Fascist Male Academy of Physical Education).
Stadio dei Marmi. 1985 World Masters Athletics Championships is the sixth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (called World Veterans Games or World Masters Games at the time) that took place in Rome, Italy, from June 22 to 30, 1985. [1] The main venue was Stadio Olimpico located within the Foro Italico sports complex.
In 1927, he was commissioned the new Foro Mussolini, a sport complex now known as Foro Italico (finished in 1960), including the Stadio dei Marmi (1928) and the Palazzo della Farnesina, the current seat of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also designed the Stadio del Nuoto ("Swimming Stadium", 1956). He died in Rome in 1973.
Edition Winner (Men) Winner (Women) 2002 Lottomatica Roma 2003 Samurai RFC 2004 Italy Seven 2005 Samurai RFC 2006 Stellenbosch 2007 Kooga Wailers
Italian international and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (a native of Carrara and prominent supporter of the club) was a major shareholder of the club, [3] as part of a consortium that acquired the club in 2010; other shareholders included former Pisa Calcio chairman Maurizio Mian and long-time Serie A striker Cristiano Lucarelli.
Stadio dei Marmi, Carrara: Belgium 2–0 Switzerland: 2 June Stadio Carlo Necchi-Balloni, Forte dei Marmi: England 2–0 Switzerland: Stadio Gianpiero Vitali, Massa: Iceland 1–1 Belgium: 4 June Stadio Torquato Bresciani, Viareggio: England 0–0 Belgium: Stadio Carlo Necchi-Balloni, Forte dei Marmi: Switzerland 2–1 Iceland