Emilio Giassetti (February 11, 1906 – July 4, 1957) was an Italian

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player who competed in the

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. He was born in

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. Giassetti was part of the Italian basketball team that finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches.

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1906 births 1957 deaths Sportspeople from Trieste People from Austrian Littoral Italian Austro-Hungarians Italian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Italy Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub