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Giovanni Gozzi

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Giovanni Gozzi
Giovanni Gozzi at the 1932 Olympics (with 2 m tall Giulio Gaudini to the right)
Personal information
Born(1902-10-19)19 October 1902
Milan, Italy
Died11 August 1976(1976-08-11) (aged 73)
Imperia, Italy
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubAgamennone, Milano
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Bantamweight

Giovanni Gozzi (19 October 1902 – 11 August 1976) was an Italian Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Gozzi competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in the featherweight class.[1] 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.[2]

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.[2]

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  1. ^ "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
  2. ^ a b "Giovanni Gozzi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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