Renato Gardini
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Renato Gardini | |
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Born | Bologna, Italy | 10 March 1889
Died | 29 September 1940 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 51)
Renato Gardini (10 March 1889 – 29 September 1940) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy.[1] He competed in the 1912 Olympics, but lost in the fourth bout to Anders Ahlgren. After the Olympics he immigrated to the United States, where he competed professionally, and got married in 1922.[2] He spent much time promoting wrestling in South America, where he died in 1940.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Renato Gardini". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Boston Society Girl to Marry Renato Gardini, Wrestler Archived 20 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Tribune (3 June 1922)
- ^ Tim Hornbaker (2012). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Bodyslams, and Piledrivers. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-1-61321-075-8.
- ^ "Renato Gardini". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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