Louis Giani
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| Born | August 18, 1934 New York, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 19, 2021 (aged 86)[1] Huntington, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| College team | C.W. Post | ||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||
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Louis Giani (August 18, 1934 – January 19, 2021) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] For 38 years, he was the head wrestling coach at Huntingtown High School in Huntington, New York, compiling a career record of 416–32. In 2003, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympian and Hall of Fame high school coach Lou Giani, 86, passed away". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. January 20, 2021. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louis Giani Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "Blue Devil Wrestlers Get Ready to Grapple". Huntington Public Schools. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Louis Giani at the International Wrestling Database
- Louis Giani at Olympedia
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