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Giuseppe Spagnoli

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Giuseppe Spagnoli
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1947-02-01)1 February 1947
Genoa, Italy
Died14 February 2003(2003-02-14) (aged 56)
Genoa, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubG.S. Italsider
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Algiers Welterweight

Giuseppe Spagnoli (1 February 1947 – 14 February 2003) was an Italian wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games.[1]

He also competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Biography

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On Saturday 21 November 2009[4] the Italian National Olympic Committee (Liguria section) celebrated the Ligurian athletes participating in the Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984 Olympics, including Spagnoli who had died six years before that event.[5]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event Notes
1975 Mediterranean Games Algeria Algiers 3rd Welterweight
1976 Olympic Games Canada Montreal Round 3 Freestyle

National titles

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Spagnoli has won three national championships.[6]

  • Italian Wrestling Championships
    • 70 kg: 1968
    • 74 kg: 1971, 1974

References

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  1. ^ "Lotta SL / Giochi del Mediterraneo (1951-2018)website=liviotoschi.webnode.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Giuseppe Spagnoli". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppe Spagnoli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Il Coni Liguria celebra i suoi olimpici - Il 21 novembre al Teatro della Gioventù di Genova". rivieraligure.it (in Italian). 21 November 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Genova:sabato premio agli olimpici liguri, tanti i savonesi". savonanews.it (in Italian). 19 November 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Lotta SL / Campionati Italiani (1930-2013)". liviotoschi.webnode.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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