Leonardo Masu (10 May 1934 – 11 January 2010) was an Italian

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

in the middle-heavyweight class and finished in eighth place. He was born and died in

Nuoro Nuoro ( ; ) is a city and (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of Mount Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011), it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia. Its ...

, Italy.

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1934 births 2010 deaths Olympic weightlifters for Italy Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italian male weightlifters People from Nuoro 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-weightlifting-bio-stub