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Romeo Neri (26 March 1903 – 23 September 1961) was an Italian
Neri took swimming, running, weightlifting and boxing before changing to gymnastics. In 1926 he won the national championships in the parallel bars, followed by four all-round titles in 1928–1930 and 1933. At the 1928 Olympics, besides winning a silver on the horizontal bar, he finished fourth on the rings and all-around. At the next games he won the all-around competition with a 5.7-point gap from second place and greatly helped Italy to win the team gold. He also won gold on the parallel bars and finished fourth on the floor. At the 1936 Olympics Neri competed with a torn arm muscle and did not complete his events. He retired from competitions at the onset of World War II, and after the war worked as a gymnastics coach, preparing the national team for the 1952 Olympics and training his sons Romano and Giambattista.
Neri was the first gold medalist from Rimini, and the football stadium there, ''
gymnast
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. He won three gold medals 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
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, becoming, along with Helene Madison
Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 – November 27, 1970) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Madison won three gold medals in freestyle event at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becom ...
of United States
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, the most successful athlete there. He previously won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
. In 1934 he won a silver medal and a bronze medal at the world championships in Budapest.
Career
Neri took swimming, running, weightlifting and boxing before changing to gymnastics. In 1926 he won the national championships in the parallel bars, followed by four all-round titles in 1928–1930 and 1933. At the 1928 Olympics, besides winning a silver on the horizontal bar, he finished fourth on the rings and all-around. At the next games he won the all-around competition with a 5.7-point gap from second place and greatly helped Italy to win the team gold. He also won gold on the parallel bars and finished fourth on the floor. At the 1936 Olympics Neri competed with a torn arm muscle and did not complete his events. He retired from competitions at the onset of World War II, and after the war worked as a gymnastics coach, preparing the national team for the 1952 Olympics and training his sons Romano and Giambattista.
Neri was the first gold medalist from Rimini, and the football stadium there, ''Stadio Romeo Neri
Stadio Romeo Neri is a multi-use stadium in Rimini, Italy. The stadium has a capacity of 9,768 and is largely used for football as the home of A.C. Rimini 1912
Rimini Football Club 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimi ...
'', bears his name.
See also
*Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame of Italian sport ( it, Walk of Fame dello sport italiano) is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. It is a list of 125 Italian all-time champions, which has been ...
* List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events.
List of most Olympic gold medals over career
This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalis ...
* Stadio Romeo Neri
Stadio Romeo Neri is a multi-use stadium in Rimini, Italy. The stadium has a capacity of 9,768 and is largely used for football as the home of A.C. Rimini 1912
Rimini Football Club 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimi ...
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neri, Romeo 1903 births 1961 deaths Sportspeople from Rimini Italian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1932 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships