Giovanni Gozzi

Giovanni Gozzi (19 October 1902 – 11 August 1976) was an Italian Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.^[1]

Giovanni Gozzi

Giovanni Gozzi at the 1932 Olympics (with 2 m tall Giulio Gaudini to the right)
Personal information
Born	(1902-10-19)19 October 1902 Milan, Italy
Died	11 August 1976(1976-08-11) (aged 73) Imperia, Italy
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Agamennone, Milano
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Featherweight 1928 Amsterdam Bantamweight

Gozzi competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in the featherweight class.^[2] He also won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was selected for the 1936 Games, but missed it because of an accident.^[3]

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.^[3]