Luigi Paolo Mario Massa (29 May 1892 – 16 February 1956) was an Italian

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. He was born in

Nervi Nervi is a former fishing village 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Portofino on the Riviera di Levante, now a seaside resort in Liguria, in northwest Italy. Once an independent ''comune'', it is now a ''quartiere'' of Genoa. Nervi is 4 miles ( ...

. In 1908, he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metre freestyle event. Four years later, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metre freestyle competition. He also participated in the 400 metre freestyle event and in the 1500 metre freestyle competition, but in both, he was eliminated in the first round. At the 1920 Games, he was a member of the Italian relay team, which finished fifth in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay competition. In the 100 metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round.

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* * 1892 births 1956 deaths Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Italian male freestyle swimmers People from Nervi 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub