Garibaldo Nizzola (3 December 1927 – 26 December 2012) was an Italian freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the lightweight division with the best achievement of fourth place in 1948. In 1951 he won silver medals at the world championships and

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. His father, Marcello Nizzola, won a silver medal in wrestling at the 1932 Olympics. He died on 26 December 2012 at the age of 85.Garibaldo Nizzola's obituary

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* 1927 births 2012 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Wrestlers at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people Sport wrestlers from Genoa {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub