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 BRIG. GEN. DR. GIANNI GOLA
PERSONAL DATA
- Born in Mantova on the 22/05/1946
- Married, 2 sons
MILITARY CAREER
- Brigadier General of the "Guardia di Finanza" (Italian Financial Police Force)*
- Commanding Officer of the Guardia di Finanza Sports Center (Fiamme Gialle), 300 top athletes in 12 sports .
International Military Sports Council (CISM)
- Military Athlete (1965 -1966)
- Chief of the Italian Mission (1972 -1995)
- President of the Permanent Technical Committee of Athletics (1986-1997)
- President of the Permanent Sport Commission (1994 –1998)
- Executive Director of the" 1st Military World Games" (1995)
- Member of the Executive Committee since 1994
- Vice President for Europe (1996-1998)
- President from 1998.
International Olympic committee (IOC)
- Member of the "Olympic Truce Foundation " since 2000
- Member of the " Sports for All Commission " since 2003.
Track & Field Italian Federation (FIDAL)
- President of Regional Committee (1975 - 1989)
- National President (1989 - 2004)
Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI)
- Member of the National Committee (1989 - 2004)
- Member of the Executive Board: 1991/93 - 1997/99
European Athletics Association (EAA)
- Member of the Council from 1999 to 2003
International Athletic Federations Association (IAAF)
- Member of the Council from 2001 to 2003
DEGREES AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduated “Summa Cum Laude” in “Political Sciences” at the " La Sapienza" University of Rome.
- Specialistic Degree Certificate in Sciences of the Economic and Financial Safety at the “Tor Vergata” University of Rome.
- Foreign languages: English, French, Spanish
SPORT ACTIVITY
- Athlete (Hammer-throw) of the national team and Italian Juniors Record-holder (1965).
- Scholarship holder at the National School of Track & Field of the Italian Olympic Committee (Formia, 1963-1965)
AWARDS
- Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
- Gold Star awarded by the Italian Olympic Committee.
- Officer of the Order of Merit of CISM.
* The Guardia di Finanza, whose origins date back to 1774, is an inspective Italian Military Police Force operating under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The main tasks of the Guardia di Finanza are countering tax evasion and any other kind of financial crime.
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