The Weights Federation of San Marino remembers Marino Ercolani Casadei • newsrimini.it
There San Marino Weightlifting Federationtogether with VERSUShe clings to grief over the disappearance of Marino Ercolani Casadei and the federal president Danilo Bulzoni joins in the condolences, remembering him with affection through a note.
“With deep sorrow we communicate the passing of Marino Ercolani Casadei, a person who with his work has given prominence and prestige to all of San Marino sport “.
Here you are last December 4th at the Congress of the International Weightlifting Federation held in Bogota, Colombia, the congress unanimously conferred on Marino Ercolani Casadei The Golden Collar of the IWF extension, which is the highest award that can be given to a sports manager. The President Mohammed Jaloud and the Secretary General Antonio Urso underlined in their speech the meritorious career of Marino Ercolani Casadei carried out in over sixty years of activity. A career that has always seen Ercolani Casadei protagonist in every role he has played in all these years. As a manager he was Federal Councilor of the FILPJ (Italian Weightlifting and Judo Federation) and then was elected to the EWF (European Weightlifting Federation) as Secretary General, a role he maintained, for over 25 years from 1991 until 2016, For his commitment and his determination in constantly seeking to innovate the sport of weightlifting, the IOC recognized him the Olympic collar for his extraordinary commitment.
For the same reason also the CONES last September he awarded Marino Ercolani Casadei the Gold Star for Sporting Meritfurther evidence of how much Marino has given everything to sport and how much the world of sport has appreciated his commitment, his sporting culture and his solid and stainless ethics.
Furthermore, it should be remembered that Marino Ercolani Casadei was the founder of the current San Marino Weightlifting Federation and has always had an active role within the organization right up to the last minute, in which he currently operated as Secretary General and Treasurer”.