Savino Guglielmetti
Savino Guglielmetti | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Italy |
Born | Milan, Italy | 26 November 1911
Died | 23 January 2006 | (aged 94)
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Club | Società Ginnastica Pro Patria 1883 |
Medal record |
Savino Guglielmetti (26 November 1911 – 23 January 2006) was an Italian gymnast. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Olympics and won two gold medals in 1932.[1]
Biography
[edit]A taxi ran over Guglielmetti when he was a child, but he escaped unharmed. He later fell from a four-story building, but managed to cling on power cables and survived. Originally a pole vaulter, he joined a gymnastics club in 1927, where he was coached by Mario Corrias. Three years later he became a member of the national team. Although he won two Olympic gold medals in 1932, he faced a strong competition in Italy, and won his first national all-around title only in 1934. He defended it in 1935, 1937, 1938 and 1939.[1]
In 1998 Guglielmetti was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame,[2] and in 2000 received the Olympic Order in Silver.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Savino Guglielmetti. sports-reference.com
- ^ Savino Guglielmetti. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
External links
[edit]- Savino Guglielmetti at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Savino Guglielmetti at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Savino Guglielmetti at Olympedia
- Savino Guglielmetti at Olympics.com
- Savino Guglielmetti at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- 1911 births
- 2006 deaths
- Italian male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Gymnasts from Milan
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Italian Olympic medalist stubs
- Italian artistic gymnast stubs