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Sisport is a women's basketball team based in Turin, Italy.
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History
editGruppo Sportivo FIAT (G.S. FIAT) was founded in 1922 by employees of the eponymous automobile manufacturer the city of Turin is still associated with.[1] Since 1978, it was first known as Sisport Fiat[2] and then simply as Sisport.[1] The club now primarily supports amateur and youth sports due to the emergence of professionalism in various sports.
Sports
edit- Athletics
- Football (youth only)
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Swimming
Women's Basketball
edit| Gruppo Sportivo FIAT | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Location | Torino, Italy |
| Championships | 1 Euroleague Women |
FIAT has won Euroleague Women in the 1979–80 season and two Italian Championships.
Titles
edit- 1 Euroleague Women (1980)
- 5 Italian Championships - Lega Basket Femminile (1962, 1963, 1964, 1979, 1980)[3]
Athletics
editNotable former athletes include racewalker champion Ileana Salvador, Mediterranean Games gold medalist Marisa Masullo, and the four Olympic gold medalists Pietro Mennea, Sara Simeoni, Maurizio Damilano and Gabriella Dorio (in that period under the administration of Giampiero Boniperti and the sponsorship of Fiat Iveco).[4]
Titles
edit- 1 European Champion Clubs Cup (1993)
Honors
edit- Medaglia d'Onore al merito sportivo (Medal of Honor for Sporting Merit): 1963, 2009
Notable athletes
edit- Alessio Boggiatto, World Aquatics Championships gold medalist
- Chiara Boggiatto, swimmer and Mediterranean Games gold medalist
- Lorenzo Calafiore, wrestler and Mediterranean Games gold medalist
- Claudio Marchisio, footballer for Juventus FC and Italy national football team (played some of his youth football at Sisport)[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chi siamo (Who we are)". sisportfiat.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Da C.S. Fiat a Spa". La Stampa (in Italian): 11. December 30, 1977.
- ^ "About FIBA Europe - History - EuroLeague Women | FIBA Europe".
- ^ "Varie: consegnato il premio Aruga a Giampiero Boniperti" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana d'Atletica Leggera. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
[...] Inoltre per aver guidato alla conquista del titolo olimpico ben quattro atleti Sisport: Sara Simeoni, Maurizio Damilano, Pietro Mennea e Gabriella Dorio.
- ^ Massimiliano Nerozzi (December 6, 2011). "Marchisio, un fuoriclasse un normale". lastampa.it (in Italian).
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