Gian Corrado "Gianni" Gross (11 February 1942 – 30 June 2016)[1] was a breaststroke swimmer from Italy.
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| Nickname | Gianni | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1942 Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 2016 (aged 74) Padua, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rari Nantes Florentia, Firenze | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editHe competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay and reached the final in the relay.[2] He won a gold medal in the 100 m at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.
References
edit- ^ Gian Corrado Gross' obituary Archived 9 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gian Corrado Gross". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
