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'''Ignazio Fabra''' (25 April 1930 – 13 April 2008) is a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from [[Italy]]. He won a world title in 1955 and finished second at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and 1962 and 1963 world championships. He placed fourth-fifth at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ignazio-fabra-1.html Ignazio Fabra]. sports-reference.com</ref> |
'''Ignazio Fabra''' (25 April 1930 – 13 April 2008) is a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from [[Italy]]. He won a world title in 1955 and finished second at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and 1962 and 1963 world championships. He placed fourth-fifth at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ignazio-fabra-1.html Ignazio Fabra] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092727/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ignazio-fabra-1.html |date=4 March 2016 }}. sports-reference.com</ref> |
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Fabra was [[deaf]] since birth and communicated by signs. He was winning the 1952 Olympic final against [[Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1931)|Boris Gurevich]], but then misinterpreted a gesture of his coach, went into an attack, and got caught up in a counter-attack. After winning the 1955 world title he was a heavy favorite at the 1956 games, but lost in the final to [[Nikolay Solovyov]] due to a knee injury. Fabra retired in the late 1960s and became a wrestling coach. He led the national wrestling team at the [[:fr:Deaflympics d'été de 1969|1969 World Games of the Deaf]] and prepared the 1972 Olympic medalist [[Giuseppe Bognanni]].<ref>[http://www.agorasportonline.it/2011/09/01/lo-sport-italiano-dal-1946-il-1955/ Ignazio Fabra]. agorasportonline.it (1 September 2011)</ref> |
Fabra was [[deaf]] since birth and communicated by signs. He was winning the 1952 Olympic final against [[Boris Gurevich (wrestler, born 1931)|Boris Gurevich]], but then misinterpreted a gesture of his coach, went into an attack, and got caught up in a counter-attack. After winning the 1955 world title he was a heavy favorite at the 1956 games, but lost in the final to [[Nikolay Solovyov]] due to a knee injury. Fabra retired in the late 1960s and became a wrestling coach. He led the national wrestling team at the [[:fr:Deaflympics d'été de 1969|1969 World Games of the Deaf]] and prepared the 1972 Olympic medalist [[Giuseppe Bognanni]].<ref>[http://www.agorasportonline.it/2011/09/01/lo-sport-italiano-dal-1946-il-1955/ Ignazio Fabra]. agorasportonline.it (1 September 2011)</ref> |
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| Born | 25 April 1930 Palermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 2008 (aged 77) Genoa, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Società Sportiva Calvaruso Palermo GS Italsider Genova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ignazio Fabra (25 April 1930 – 13 April 2008) is a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy. He won a world title in 1955 and finished second at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and 1962 and 1963 world championships. He placed fourth-fifth at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.[1]
Fabra was deaf since birth and communicated by signs. He was winning the 1952 Olympic final against Boris Gurevich, but then misinterpreted a gesture of his coach, went into an attack, and got caught up in a counter-attack. After winning the 1955 world title he was a heavy favorite at the 1956 games, but lost in the final to Nikolay Solovyov due to a knee injury. Fabra retired in the late 1960s and became a wrestling coach. He led the national wrestling team at the 1969 World Games of the Deaf and prepared the 1972 Olympic medalist Giuseppe Bognanni.[2]
References
- ^ Ignazio Fabra Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Ignazio Fabra. agorasportonline.it (1 September 2011)
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