Pierino Gabetti (22 May 1904 – 28 February 1971) was an Italian

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

, in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

, and in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

Biography

He was born in

Sestri Ponente Sestri Ponente is an industrial suburb of Genoa in northwest Italy. It is part of the Medio Ponente ''municipio'' of Genoa. Geography It is situated on the Ligurian Sea four miles to the west of the city, between Pegli and Cornigliano. Its pop ...

. Gabetti won a gold medal in the featherweight class in 1924 as well as a silver medal in the featherweight class in 1928. In the

he finished fourth in the lightweight class.

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* 1904 births 1971 deaths Italian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Italy Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy World record setters in weightlifting Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-weightlifting-bio-stub