Louis Giani Explained

Louis Giani
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Collegeteam:C.W. Post
Club:New York Athletic Club
Country:United States
Team:USA
Birth Date:18 August 1934
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Huntington, New York, U.S.

Louis Giani (August 18, 1934  - January 19, 2021) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] For 38 years, he was the head wrestling coach at Huntingtown High School in Huntington, New York, compiling a career record of 416–32. In 2003, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 20, 2021 . Olympian and Hall of Fame high school coach Lou Giani, 86, passed away . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130182352/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/January/20/Olympian-and-Hall-of-Fame-coach-Lou-Giani-passes-away . dead . January 30, 2021 . January 21, 2021 . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
  2. Louis Giani Olympic Results . March 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114174308/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/louis-giani-1.html . November 14, 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Blue Devil Wrestlers Get Ready to Grapple . June 29, 2019 . Huntington Public Schools.