Gian Corrado Gross
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Nickname(s) | Gianni | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Berlin, Germany | 11 February 1942||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 June 2016 Padua, Italy | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||
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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Gian Corrado "Gianni" Gross (11 February 1942 – 30 June 2016)[1] was a breaststroke swimmer from Italy.
Biography[]
He 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[]
- ^ Gian Corrado Gross' obituary (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.
External links[]
- Gian Corrado Gross at the International Olympic Committee
- Gian Corrado Gross at Olympics.com
- Gian Corrado Gross at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2016 deaths
- Swimmers from Berlin
- Italian male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Italy
- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Swimmers at the 1967 Mediterranean Games