Schio

The early 1950s were quite troublesome, due to economic problems, but in 1953 it was bought by Lanerossi, a woolen firm from Schio, with the side being renamed Lanerossi Vicenza. Between 1955 and 1975 Vicenza never left the top...

In this article: Serie B, Vicenza Calcio, Vicenza, Serie A, Renzo Ulivieri, Juventus, Serie C1, Italian Football Federation, Roberto Baggio, and Angelo B. Sormani

...attended Upwey High School in Victoria. In December 2005, she married Rodrigo Rodriguez Gil, a Brazilian volleyball player, in Schio, Italy. The pair met in Italy, where Taylor had played basketball, and Gil volleyball. Taylor has once...

In this article: Penny Taylor-Gil, Women's National Basketball League, Most Valuable Player, WNBA, Phoenix Mercury, WNBA Championship, FIBA World Championship For Women, and Surgery

...nurseries, schools, theatres and gardens for his workers. The most important textile factories in Schio were Lanerossi, Conte and Cazzola. Schio was called "Manchester of Italy", because it was the focal point of the northern wool trade like...

In this article: Vicenza and Veneto

...lost the 800 m final at the 1938 European Championships in Athletics to Rudolf Harbig. Lanzi was famous for confusing his opponents by starting 800 m races like a sprinter. Lanzi died at Schio (Veneto), where he had worked as coach, in 1980.

In this article: Mario Lanzi, Rudolf Harbig, John Woodruff, Piedmont, Castelletto sopra Ticino, Novara, and Berlin

...(as of 2006). There are 121 communes (municipalities) in the province. Important towns in the province include Bassano del Grappa, Schio, Thiene, Marostica, Lonigo, Arzignano, and Valdagno. The province's president, since 2007, is...

In this article: Vicenza, Liga Veneta, Northern League, Attilio Schneck, Liga Nord, Time Magazine, Forbes magazine, Silvio Berlusconi, and Manuela Dal Lago

Giorgio Sterchele (born 8 January 1970 in Schio) is an former Italian football goalkeeper. He played in his early years in Vicenza Calcio, the team of his province. He played regularly since 1991 won Serie A promotion in 1995. He conquered...

In this article: Giorgio Sterchele, Vicenza, Serie A, Perugia Calcio, Vicenza Calcio, Cagliari, Ternana, Bologna, and AS Roma

...salaries in Europe, according to Lelchitski. Coleman, a versatile 6-foot-1 forward, is expected to sign a contract today with Famila of Schio, Italy, which won the EuroCup in 2008. Lelchitski is still sorting through offers for Toliver, a...

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'Gertrude and Boots', painting by Matteo Sandona Matteo Sandona (1881-1964) was a painter born in Schio, Italy and raised in the Alps. He immigrated with his family to the United States in the early 1890s and settled in San Francisco.

In this article: Matteo Sandona, Alps, Oakland Museum of California, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Springville, Utah, San Francisco, and Oakland, California

...metres, achieved when she won the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria. She has 18.64 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2003 in Schio. She also has 59.74 metres in the discus throw, achieved in June 2007 in Milan. She failed a...

In this article: Milan

Antonio "Toni" Ortelli (November 25, 1904, Schio, Italy - March 3, 2000, Schio) was an Italian alpinist , conductor and composer from the Piemont. Ortelli is well known in the southern Alps regions of Italy, Austria and Switzerland for...

In this article: Toni Ortelli, Italy, Piemont, Alps, Austria, and Switzerland