Giovanni Canova (27 July 1880 – 28 October 1960) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

and a bronze at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

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1880 births 1960 deaths People from Canicattì Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Agrigento 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub