Giovanni Gozzi | |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1902 |
Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
Death Place: | Imperia, Italy |
Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Club: | Agamennone, Milano |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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]