Mario Gruppioni ( Italian: Mario Gruppioni ; September 13, 1901 , Pericheto, Bologna , Italy - January 19, 1939 , Bologna , Italy ) - Italian Greco-Roman wrestler, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, bronze medalist of the European Championship , five-time champion of Italy (middleweight 1925, 1928, light heavyweight 1929-1931) [1] [2]
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| Club | Società Bologna Sportiva |
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| Height | 170 cm |
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Biography
In 1925, he won the bronze medal of the European Championship in middle weight, at the championships of 1929 and 1931 he remained fifth.
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he fought in the weight category up to 87 kilograms (light heavy). According to the tournament regulations, the wrestler received penalties in fights. The athlete who scored 5 penalty points dropped out of the tournament. In light heavyweight, only three wrestlers fought.
Mario Gruppioni purely lost both of his meetings with rivals, but nonetheless received the bronze medal of the Olympic Games.
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| A circle | Rival | A country | Result | Points | Total points | Scrum time |
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| 2 | Onni Pellinen |  | Defeat Touche | -3 | -3 | 14:31 |
| 3 | Rudolph Svensson | Defeat Touche | ||||
Already during the Olympic Games, Mario Gruppioni suffered from leg arthritis and died in 1939.
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Links
- Mario Groupioni - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Mario Gruppioni - profile on International Wrestling Database