Giovanni Gozzi (19 October 1902 – 11 August 1976) was an Italian Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Giovanni Gozzi at the 1932 Olympics (with 2 m tall Giulio Gaudini to the right) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1902-10-19)19 October 1902 Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Died | 11 August 1976(1976-08-11) (aged 73) Imperia, Italy | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||
| Club | Agamennone, Milano | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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