The story appears on

Page A15

March 26, 2012

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

Home » Sports

Bovolenta dies

FORMER Italy Olympic silver medalist Vigor Bovolenta has died after suffering a heart attack during a fourth-tier match, the Italian volleyball federation said yesterday. Bovolenta, who was about to turn 38 in May, collapsed on the court during Volley Forli's visit to Lube Macerata on Saturday.

Bovolenta, father of four, was part of the Italy team that won silver at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta after a 2-3 loss to Netherlands in the final. Heart problems in sport have come into focus of late after Bolton Wanderers soccer player Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest during an English FA Cup match last weekend. He has made a remarkable recovery and is now in intensive care.



 

Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

沪公网安备 31010602000204号

Email this to your friend