Marcello Nizzola (17 December 1900 – 22 February 1947) was an Italian wrestler and Olympic medalist in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

. Nizzola competed at 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 ...

in Los Angeles where he received a silver medal in

, the ''bantamweight'' class."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 27, 2008) He also competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

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* 1900 births 1947 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub