 Giovanni Gozzi at the 1932 Olympics (with 2 m tall Giulio Gaudini to the right) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 October 1902 Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 August 1976 (aged 73) Imperia, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Agamennone, Milano | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Giovanni Gozzi (19 October 1902 – 11 August 1976) was an Italian Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Gozzi competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in the featherweight class.[2] He also won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was selected for the 1936 Games, but missed it because of an accident.[3]
At the European championships Gozzi won a gold medal in 1927 in bantamweight, a silver in 1925 in bantamweight, and a bronze in 1934 in featherweight. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach.[3]
References
- ^ "Giovanni Gozzi". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
- ^ a b "Giovanni Gozzi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
External links
- Giovanni Gozzi at the International Wrestling Database
- Giovanni Gozzi at Olympics.com
- Giovanni Gozzi at Olympedia
- Giovanni Gozzi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
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