Renato Gardini (10 March 1889 – 29 September 1940) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy. He competed in the
1912 Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, bet ...
, but lost in the fourth bout to
Anders Ahlgren. After the Olympics he immigrated to the United States, where he competed professionally, and got married in 1922.
Boston Society Girl to Marry Renato Gardini, Wrestler
''Chicago Tribune'' (3 June 1922) He spent much time promoting wrestling in South America, where he died in 1940.
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1889 births
1940 deaths
Olympic wrestlers for Italy
Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Italian male sport wrestlers
Sportspeople from Bologna
Road incident deaths in Argentina
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