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G.S. FIAT

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Location
  
Torino, Italy

Championships
  
1

Date founded
  
1922

Gruppo Sportivo FIAT is a sports club in Turin, Italy. It was known for its women's basketball team during the 1970s and 1980s.

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History

G.S. Fiat was founded in 1922 by employees of the eponymous automobile manufacturer the city of Turin is still associated with. Since the 1970s, it has been known as Sisport Fiat. With the advent of professionalism in various sports, the club now largely caters to amateur and youth sports.

Sports

  • Athletics
  • Football (youth only)
  • Rowing
  • Rugby
  • Swimming

    • Women's Basketball

    FIAT has won Euroleague Women in the 1979-80 season and two Italian Championships.

    Titles

  • 1 Euroleague Women (1980)
  • 2 Italian Championships (1979, 1980)

    • Athletics

    Notable former athletes include Mediterranean Games gold medalist Marisa Masullo, Olympic gold medalist Maurizio Damilano

    Titles

  • 1 European Champion Clubs Cup (1993)

    • Honors

  • Medaglia d'Onore al merito sportivo (Medal of Honor for Sporting Merit): 1963, 2009

    • Notable athletes

  • 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 F.C. and Italy national football team (played some of his youth football at Sisport)

    • References

    G.S. FIAT Wikipedia
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