Mario Mazzuca (13 October 1910 — 3 October 1983) was an Italian lawyer, Rugby player, and sports manager.[1][2]

Mario Mazzuca
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1910-10-13)13 October 1910
Died3 October 1983(1983-10-03) (aged 72)
OccupationLawyer
Sport
SportRugby

Biography

In the pre-War period, Mazzuca was actively involved in university sports. During this time he was a president of the Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia while also working as a lawyer.[3][4] Mazzuca would then participate in the founding of Partenope Rugby in the early 1950s and would later assist in founding Club Italia Amatori Rugby in 1974.[5][6]

Mazzuca was a key member of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) who helped organize the 1960 Summer Olympics.[7] In 1973, Mazzuca would be made extraordinary commissioner, acting president, of the Italian Rugby Federation.[8]

Legacy

Mazzuca's daughter, Carla Mazzuca Poggiolini, went on to become a leading figure in Italian politics, serving in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Italian Senate.[7] The city of Rome named a large public square in front of Stadio Flaminio after Mazzuca.[9] Mazzuca was placed on a commemorative postage stamp in 2010 to celebrate his contributions to Italian athletics.[1][10]

Honours

Mazzuca was granted the Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 2 June 1965.[11] In 1980 Mazzuca was granted the Golden Star for Sporting Merit.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 UNIFICATO (2015-09-04). CATALOGO SUPER 2016 - PDF COMPLETO (in Italian). UNIFICATO - C.I.F. srl.
  2. ↑ 今日郵政 (in Chinese). 今日郵政月刊社. 2011.
  3. ↑ "R.Y.C.C. SAVOIA - Napoli". 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. ↑ Annuario parlamentare (in Italian). Segretariato generale della Camera dei deputati. 1963.
  5. ↑ Volpe, Francesco (2012-11-26). Props, piloni. Absolutely Free Editore. ISBN 978-88-97057-81-9.
  6. ↑ "Sandro Simonetti, una vita per il rugby". Offida info (in Italian). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  7. 1 2 "E la senatrice diventò il capo dei pugili - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). March 4, 1988. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  8. ↑ "Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR)". www.coni.it. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  9. ↑ Di Frischia, Francesco (November 16, 2005). "Strade per De Felice, Manfredi, Verbano". Cronaca di Roma. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Nei francobolli italiani torna il rugby". Vaccarinews (in Italian). October 13, 2010. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  11. ↑ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Office of the President of the Italy. Retrieved 2020-10-13.


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