Giovanni Gozzi Explained

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giovanni Gozzi . Olympedia . 6 December 2021.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=10&sp=WRE "1932 Summer Olympics  - Los Angeles, United States  - Wrestling"
  3. Web site: Giovanni Gozzi Olympic Results . 16 September 2013 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922124007/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/giovanni-gozzi-1.html . 22 September 2013 . dmy .