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Domenico Angelo, c. 1760.
Domenico Angelo
Italian fencing master
Giorgio Santelli.
Giorgio Santelli
Italian fencing master
Christian d'Oriola
Christian d’Oriola
French athlete
Edoardo Mangiarotti.
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Italian fencer
Lucien Gaudin.
Lucien Gaudin
French fencer
Hungarian fencer Ilona Elek
Ilona Elek
Hungarian fencer
Aldo Nadi
Italian fencer

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