Enrico Porro

Enrico Porro (Enrico Aldanian, 16 January 1885 – 14 March 1967) was an Italian Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic champion.[1] He was the first gold medal at the Olympic Games of the Italian military sports body Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare (the sport section of the Italian armed force Italian Navy).[2]

Enrico Porro
Personal information
NationalityItalian-Armenian
Born(1885-01-16)16 January 1885
Lodi Vecchio, Italy
Died14 March 1967(1967-03-14) (aged 82)
Milan, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubG.S. Marina Militare
Retired1949
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1908 LondonLightweight

Biography

Porro competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London where he won the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[3] He also competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Enrico Porro". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. "Medaglia d'oro ai giochi olimpici di Londra" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. "1908 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Wrestling" Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
  4. "Enrico Porro Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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