Dragutin Ciotti

Dragutin Ciotti (19 October 1905 – 17 March 1974) was a Croatian gymnast. He competed in the men's team and won the bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Dragutin Ciotti
Ciotti in 1928
Personal information
Born(1905-10-19)19 October 1905
Sušak, Austria-Hungary
Died17 March 1974(1974-03-17) (aged 68)
Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
Country Yugoslavia ( Croatia)
SportGymnastics
Medal record
Men’s gymnastics
Representing Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1928 AmsterdamTeam

The son of a teacher Giuseppe Ciotti, Italian by nationality and Albina Ciotti, née Blečić. After the turbulent years spent in Rijeka, after the First World War, the family moved to the State of Slovenes.[2]

He was a big fan of the gym and trained in the Croatian "Sokol" sports society.[3] He was the seventh of ten children.

He managed to get into the national team, then one of the three strongest win the world. He was one of the few of the Croats at the time. There he represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a member of society "Sokol Sušak Rijeka".[4]

After his sports career, he worked for the forest-wood industry: «Jugodrvo», «Transjug», «Exportdrvo».[5] Until the end of life kept in touch with acquaintances athletes.

References
  1. "Drago Ciotti profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. "Povijest grada Rijeke (1900 - 1925 godina)". formula1-dictionary.net. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. "Groblje Kozala". croinfo.net. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. "ZABORAVLJENI RIJEČKI OLIMPIJAC". klub-susacana.hr. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. "Chorwaccy sportowcy pod lupą". sportowahistoria.pl. Retrieved 11 January 2017.


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