Pietro Lombardi (wrestler)

Pietro Lombardi (4 June 1922 5 October 2011)[1] was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy. He who won a gold medal in the flyweight division at the 1948 Olympics and placed third at the world championships in 1950 and 1955.[2][3]

Pietro Lombardi
Lombardi (center) at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born4 June 1922
Bari, Italy
Died5 October 2011 (aged 89)
Bari, Italy
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London 52 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1950 Stockholm57 kg
Bronze medal – third place1955 Karlsruhe57 kg

References

  1. Oggi i funerali di Pietro Lombardi, oro olimpionico barese. barilive.it (6 October 2011) (in Italian)
  2. Pietro Lombardi. Sports-reference.com.
  3. Lombardi, Pietro (ITA). iat.uni-leipzig.de
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