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Mario Gruppioni (13 September 1901 – 17 January 1939) was an Italian
wrestler
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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 ...
.
Olympics
Gruppioni competed at the
1932 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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where he received a bronze medal 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 ...
, the ''light heavyweight'' class.
["1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling"]
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
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1901 births
1939 deaths
Olympic wrestlers for Italy
Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Italian male sport wrestlers
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
20th-century Italian people
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