Biography
Masala first participated at the Olympics in 1976. Eight years later, he was on the Italian team which won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also received the individual gold medal. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he received a team silver medal.
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