Giovanni Gozzi (19 October 1902 – 11 August 1976) was an Italian Olympic champion in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

. Gozzi competed at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in the featherweight class."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 August 2008) He also won a bronze medal at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

and competed at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. He was selected for the 1936 Games, but missed it because of an accident. 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.

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* 1902 births 1976 deaths Sportspeople from Milan Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub