ID
0967
Nationality
Italian
Occupation
Wrestler
Sports
Summary
A Graeco-Roman wrestler; reportedly the first deaf competitor in the regular Olympic Games when he took a silver medal in the XV Olympics, 1952. He also won the world title in Greco-Roman flywieght division in 1955, a silver medal in the XVI Olympics, 1956, tied for 5th place in the XVII Olympics, 1960, and tied for 4th place in the XVIII Olympics, 1964.
References
Silent News, Sept. 1992, p.41.
Dates
fl. 1964