Silvestri, born in Turin, was the leader of the military patrol team, which placed 4th at the 1928 Winter Olympics.
In 1934 he was transferred to the new founded mountain warfare school of the Italian Army called Scuola Militare di Alpinismo (today: Centro Addestramento Alpino).
At the Trofeo Mezzalama in 1935 he and his team colleagues Carlo Ronc and Attilio Chenoz finished first.
[2] In the rank of a capitano he led again the military patrol team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, which won the gold medal.
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