Leo Franciosi

Leo Marino Franciosi (born 28 August 1932) is a Sammarinese former sport shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1968, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. Biography Franciosi was born on 28 August 1932 in the city of San Marino, in the microstate of San Marino. His father, Umberto, was a butcher, and Franciosi grew up in the hillsides in the village of Borgo Maggiore. He began working at his father's butcher shop at age 14. Competing in the men's trap event, he placed 24th out of the 36 who advanced to the finals, hitting 176 of 200 targets, while the winner, Ion Dumitrescu, hit 192.

Franciosi returned to the Olympics in 1968 as one of two Sammarinese trap shooters selected. He served as the flag bearer for San Marino in the 1968 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. There, he had what the Los Angeles Times described in 1984 as his country's "greatest moment" at the Olympics, where the "beloved" Franciosi finished the first day's competition tied for first, after having not missed any shots. He competed at his final Olympics in 1980 in Moscow, tying with fellow Sammarinese Elio Gasperoni for 22nd place, with a score of 185. He retired afterwards and continued working at his father's butcher shop.