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Beppe Croce was born on 11 December, 1914 in Genoa, Italy, is an Italian sailor. Discover Beppe Croce's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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| Occupation |
Sailor, yachtsman |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
11 December, 1914 |
| Birthday |
11 December |
| Birthplace |
Genoa, Italy |
| Date of death |
16 September, 1986 |
| Died Place |
Portofino, Italy |
| Nationality |
Italy
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He is a member of famous sailor with the age 71 years old group.
Beppe Croce Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Beppe Croce height not available right now. We will update Beppe Croce's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Beppe Croce's Wife?
His wife is Countess Umberta Raggio
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| Wife |
Countess Umberta Raggio |
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Not Available |
| Children |
Luigi, Carlo, and Manuela |
Beppe Croce Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Beppe Croce worth at the age of 71 years old? Beppe Croce’s income source is mostly from being a successful sailor. He is from Italy. We have estimated Beppe Croce's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
sailor |
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Timeline
During his life Croce assembled a Unique collection of Yacht Portrait Paintings from 1800, which adorned the walls of his house in Portofino, where he also owned the Hotel Splendido.
His family later donated to the Galata Museo del Mare more than 100 paintings from such collection, which are now permanently displayed at the museum's Beppe Croce Gallery.
Married to Countess Umberta Raggio, Croce had three sons, Luigi, Carlo and Manuela and several grandsons and great-grandsons.
Andrea Giuseppe "Beppe" Croce (Genoa 11 December 1914 – Portofino 16 September 1986) was a sailor and yachtsman from Genoa, Italy.
In 1939 Croce won the Italian University Star Class championship.
After the 1943 armistice, he remained faithful to the King Vittorio Emanuele III and fought the Nazis as a liberal partisan.
From 1946 to 1980, Beppe served as president of Lloyd Italico, an insurance company founded by his grandfather.
Croce also competed in the 6 metre class at the 1948 Summer Olympics and contributed organizing the 1960 Naples sailing Olympics as the president of the Olympic Committee.
In 1952, together with his friend René Levainville, Croce founded the famous Giraglia Cup, a regatta between St. Tropez and Genova organized by the Yacht Club Italiano in collaboration with the Yacht Club de France, which nowadays involves hundreds of sailors and maxi yachts.
Croce was also the president of the Italian Sailing Federation (Federazione Italiana Vela) from 1957 to 1981, and of the Yacht Club Italiano from 1958 to 1986.
He also was the longtime vice president of the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI).
He also won the 1969 5.50 class Italian Championship on Lake Garda, where three years earlier he had won the Centomiglia regatta (finished by only three out of fifty participant boats, due to very severe weather conditions).
Beppe served as an army officer during World War II.
From 1969 to his death in 1986, Croce was the first non-British president of the International Sailing Federation.
Croce played also a key role in the organization of the 1982 Azzurra America's Cup Challenge, the first Italian America's Cup challenge.
Financed by his friend and former Fiat president, Gianni Agnelli, the boat competed under the patronage of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.
In memory of Beppe Croce, since 1989 the International Sailing Federation annually awards its ISAF Beppe Croce Trophy to an individual who has made an outstanding voluntary contribution to the sport of sailing.
He was President of the Yacht Club Italiano (since 1997).
Following in his father's footsteps, Beppe's son Carlo has been President of the ISAF - International Sailing Federation from 2013 to 2016, of the Fiv - Italian Sailing Federation from 2009 to 2016.
