London, 1948: Italy for the first time Olympic winner

The National Water Polo team of Italy, gold winner at London 1948 Olympic Games. The team: Pasquale Buonocore, Emilio Bulgarelli, Cesare Rubini, Geminio Ognio, Ermenegildo Arena, Aldo Ghira, Tullo Pandolfini, Mario Majoni, Gianfranco Pandolfini. Coach: Pino Valle. The victory of the Italians has been conquered mainly with a 4-3 against Hungary in the elimination phase with a decisive goal of Gildo Arena.