Luigi Maiocco (11 October 1892 – 10 December 1965) was an Italian

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who competed in the

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and

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 ...

. He was born in

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. He was part of the Italian team, which won three consecutive gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event. In 1920, he finished seventh in the Individual all-round.

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1892 births 1965 deaths Sportspeople from Turin Italian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Italy-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub