Gennaro Olivieri (television personality)
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Gennaro Olivieri was a Swiss ice hockey referee, better known in the English speaking world for his role as the main official overseeing the 1980s Jeux Sans Frontières
TV shows, usually working with colleague and friend Guido Pancaldi.
His stint as referee for Jeux Sans Frontières
lasted from 1965 to 1982
Jeux Sans Frontieres
Jeux Sans Frontières was a Europe-wide television game show.In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union and featured teams from different European countries in outlandish costumes competing to complete bizarre tasks in funny...
TV shows, usually working with colleague and friend Guido Pancaldi.
Professional background
Olivieri refereed around 200 international ice hockey maches including 5 world championship finals and the finals of the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Olympics1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
His stint as referee for Jeux Sans Frontières
Jeux Sans Frontieres
Jeux Sans Frontières was a Europe-wide television game show.In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union and featured teams from different European countries in outlandish costumes competing to complete bizarre tasks in funny...
lasted from 1965 to 1982