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Star Champion Agostino Straulino Passes Away
By Andrea Serpieri
Dec 15, 2004, 10:37

The Italian Admiral Agostino Straulino passed away in the military Hospital in Rome where he had been for 20 days. On October 10th we celebrated his 90th birthday and he seemed tired but still in good shape. A few days after the party he entered the hospital where he left us on 10:00 am Dec. 14th. He left a wife and a daughter.

For those who wish to send condolences the address is:

Famiglia Straulino
Via Timano 15
00195 ROMA ( ITALY )

In a message to the family, the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi remembered Straulino's accomplishments (see below). The funeral will be Dec. 15th at 15:30 at the Chiesa di Cristo Re, in Piazza Mazzini, in the Prati quarter where he lived. The Admiral requested that he be buried at Lussinpiccolo, his island, in Dalmatia.

Straulino's impressive sailing story:

Olympic games: Agostino Straulino represented Italy in 5 olympic games

1948 Torquay, England - 17 boats Star - 5th Straulino-Rode
1952 Harmaja, Finland - 21 boats Star - GOLD Straulino-Rode
1956 Melbourne, Australia - 12 boats Star - SILVER Straulino-Rode
1960 Naples, Italy - 26 boats Star - 4th Straulino-Rode
1964 Tokio, Japan - class 5.5 S.I. - 4th Straulino-Rode

World Championship Star (3-1st, 2-2nd, 1-3rd)
1939 Kiel - 21 boats - 2nd Straulino-Rode
1948 Cascais - 24 boats - 2nd Straulino-Rode
1952 Cascais - 29 boats - 1st Straulino-Rode
1953 Naples - 40 boats - 1st Straulino-Rode
1954 Cascais - 34 boats - 3rd Straulino-Rode
1956 Naples - 59 boats - 1st Straulino-Rode

European Championship (10-1st)
1938 Kiel - Straulino
1949 Montecarlo - Straulino
1950 Naples - Straulino
1951 Naples - Straulino
1952 Cascais - Straulino
1953 Naples - Straulino
1954 Cascais - Straulino
1955 Livorno - Straulino
1956 Naples - Straulino
1959 Fedala (Marocco) - Straulino

Italian Championship Star (11-1st)
1938 Straulino
1946 Straulino
1948 Straulino
1949 Straulino
1950 Straulino
1951 Straulino
1952 Straulino
1953 Straulino
1954 Straulino
1955 Straulino
1956 Straulino

Kiel Week (6-1st)
1954 Straulino
1955 Straulino
1956 Straulino
1957 Straulino
1959 Straulino
1960 Straulino

World championship class 5.5 S.I.
1965 Naples - 1st Straulino

Italian Championship class 6mt S.I.
1938 Livorno - 1st Straulino

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