Gian Corrado "Gianni" Gross (11 February 1942 – 30 June 2016)[1] was a breaststroke swimmer from Italy.

Gian Corrado Gross
Personal information
NicknameGianni
NationalityItalian
Born(1942-02-11)11 February 1942
Berlin, Germany
Died30 June 2016(2016-06-30) (aged 74)
Padua, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubRari Nantes Florentia, Firenze
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis 4x100 m medley

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ Gian Corrado Gross' obituary Archived 9 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  2. ^ 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.
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