Franco Tognini

Franco Tognini
Personal information
Full nameGaudenzio Franco Tognini
Born(1907-10-26)26 October 1907
Monza, Kingdom of Italy
Died23 July 1980(1980-07-23) (aged 72)
Monza, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Italy
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Kingdom of Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Team

Gaudenzio Franco Tognini (26 October 1907 – 23 July 1980) was an Italian gymnast who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] After two participations at the Summer Olympics (1932 and 1936), he was the coach of the Italy national team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Franco Tognini". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "La morte di Zanetti: il ginnasta dalla medaglia perduta" (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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