Giovanni Gozzi

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
Died 11 August 1976(1976-08-11) (aged 73)
Imperia, Italy
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
Club Agamennone, Milano

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" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
  2. 1 2 "Giovanni Gozzi Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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