Italian Sports Press Union mourns the death of legendary journalist Gianpaolo Ormezzano

Gianpaolo Ormezzano

NAPLES, December 28, 2024 - Gianpaolo Ormezzano was a successful journalist who reported the death of Fausto Coppi - a legend of italian cycling - and told sports stories in a sublime way for almost 70 years.
GPO, the acronym of his name, wrote for Tuttosport, La Stampa, Guerin Sportivo, Famiglia Cristiana, il Giornalino, and others. His thousands of articles showcased originality. Even on TV, as a guest, he hated appearing more than being, and once he walked out of a broadcast. His books remain but his sweetly irresistible ability to fascinate by tying together places, data, faces, stories with a warm and always passionate voice will be missed.
The subalpine group of sport journalists dedicated to Ruggero Radice owes him the intuition of a very significant choice. The Italian Sports Press Union has the duty to remember him now and in the future.
GPO died during the Christmas holidays. He was really special - a great writer not only of sport. A colleague always ready to help, so bold and so great.
GPO, the acronym of his name, wrote for Tuttosport, La Stampa, Guerin Sportivo, Famiglia Cristiana, il Giornalino, and others. His thousands of articles showcased originality. Even on TV, as a guest, he hated appearing more than being, and once he walked out of a broadcast. His books remain but his sweetly irresistible ability to fascinate by tying together places, data, faces, stories with a warm and always passionate voice will be missed.
The subalpine group of sport journalists dedicated to Ruggero Radice owes him the intuition of a very significant choice. The Italian Sports Press Union has the duty to remember him now and in the future.
GPO died during the Christmas holidays. He was really special - a great writer not only of sport. A colleague always ready to help, so bold and so great.
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