Antonio Dal Monte
Antonio Dal Monte (Rome, October 31, 1931) is an Italian physician, former Scientific Director and Head of the Department of Physiology and Biomechanics Institute of Sports Science of the Italian National Olympic Committee (C.O.N.I.).

Biography 
Dal Monte was Scientific Director and Head of the Department of Physiology and Biomechanics Institute of Science of the Italian National Olympic Committee Sport (CONI). He is also considered one of the founders of Science of functional evaluation of Athlete, of which he was a teacher at the School of Specialization in Sports Medicine for Doctor of the University of Rome La Sapienza, of  the Catholic University of  Sacred Heart of Rome and of the University of L'Aquila.

Dal Monte graduated from the faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Rome, then obtained a teaching qualification in Physiology Human and Sports Medicine.  He is also a specialist in Pneumology, Occupational Medicine and in aerospace medicine.

For more than 35 years, Del Monte has consulted with Fiat (FCA) in the field of vehicle seat and on-board instrumentation design as well as the ergonomic study of the driving position and posture of race vehicles, motorboats, aircraft and gliders — to understand and optimize the operational relationship of man and machine. Consulting with Fiat (FCA), Del Monte designed seats for the Fiat Idea using biometric principles developed at the Italian National Olympic Committee's sport medicine institute.

Del Monte carried out scientific work in the field of evaluation cardio-circulatory, respiratory, metabolic and biomechanical of athletes, reflected in the publication of several books, monographs and scientific works. He designed numerous devices, especially an ergometer for the field study of athlete and for the laboratory simulation of the sporting gesture.

Awards
2006 Honorary Doctorate  in Sciences and Techniques of Sports (University of L'Aquila)