Sisport
Italian basketball team
Sisport is a multi-sports team based in Turin, Italy.
History
Gruppo Sportivo FIAT (G.S. FIAT) was founded in 1922 by employees of the eponymous automobile manufacturer the city of Turin is still associated with. Since 1978, it was first known as Sisport Fiat and then simply as Sisport. The club now primarily supports amateur and youth sports due to the emergence of professionalism in various 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)
5 Italian Championships - Lega Basket Femminile (1962, 1963, 1964, 1979, 1980)
Athletics
Notable former athletes include racewalker champion Ileana Salvador, Mediterranean Games gold medalist Marisa Masullo, and the four Olympic gold medalists Pietro Mennea, Sara Simeoni, Maurizio Damilano and Gabriella Dorio (in that period under the administration of Giampiero Boniperti and the sponsorship of Fiat Iveco).
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