Alberto Braglia
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| Born | 23 April 1883 Campogalliano (Modena) |
| Died | 5 February 1954 (aged 70) Modena, Italy |
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Società del Panaro Modena Baseball |
Alberto Braglia (23 April 1883 – 5 February 1954) was an Italian gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics.[1]
Biography
Braglia started practicing gymnastics in club at age 12. After winning the gold medal at the 1908 Olympics, he suffered a serious shoulder injury while performing in public and fell in a depression due to the death of his 4-year-old son. He recovered by the 1912 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Italy and won two more gold medals, after which he retired from competitions to perform as an acrobat in circuses. Braglia returned to Olympics 1932 as the coach of Italian gymnastics team.[2]
Braglia died in a Modena medical clinic on 5 February 1954 after suffering a cardiac arrest.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Alberto Braglia". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Braglia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "L'olimpionico Braglia è morto in una clinica" (in Italian). La Stampa. 6 February 1954.
External links
- Alberto Braglia at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Alberto Braglia at Olympics.com
- Alberto Braglia at Olympedia (archive)
- Alberto Braglia at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
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1912  Italy (ITA): Pietro Bianchi, Guido Boni, Alberto Braglia, Giuseppe Domenichelli, Carlo Fregosi, Alfredo Gollini, Francesco Loi, Luigi Maiocco, Giovanni Mangiante, Lorenzo Mangiante, Serafino Mazzarocchi, Guido Romano, Paolo Salvi, Luciano Savorini, Adolfo Tunesi, Giorgio Zampori, Umberto Zanolini, Angelo Zorzi |
