Mario Gruppioni (13 September 1901 – 17 January 1939) was an Italian

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and Olympic medalist in

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Olympics

Gruppioni 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 ...

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where he received a bronze medal in

, 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 {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub