Mario Lertora
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Mario Lertora was an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

 who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

, in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

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He was born and died in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

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In 1924 he was a member of the Italian team which won th egold medal in the team all-around event.

In the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

 he also participated in the following events:
  • parallel bars
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's parallel bars
    The men's parallel bars event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the third time after 1896 and 1904. The competition was held on Friday, July 18, 1924....

     - fifth place
  • all-around
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around
    The men's individual all-around event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the sixth time. The competition was held from Thursday, July 17, 1924 to Wednesday, July 23, 1924.Seventy-two gymnasts from nine...

     - tenth place
  • rope climbing
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's rope climbing
    The men's rope climbing event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the third time after 1896 and 1904. The competition was held on Sunday, July 20, 1924....

     - tenth place
  • horizontal bar
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's horizontal bar
    The men's horizontal bar event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the third time after 1896 and 1904. The competition was held on Thursday, July 17, 1924....

     - twelfth place
  • rings
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's rings
    The men's rings event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the third time after 1896 and 1904. The competition was held on Saturday, July 19, 1924....

     - 15th place
  • pommel horse
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's pommel horse
    The men's pommel horse event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the third time after 1896 and 1904. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 23, 1924....

     - 29th place
  • sidehorse vault
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's sidehorse vault
    The men's sidehorse vault event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the first and up to now last time. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 22, 1924....

     - 32nd place
  • vault
    Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's vault
    The men's vault event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the third time after 1896 and 1904. The competition was held on Monday, July 21, 1924....

     - 34th place


In 1932 he was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the team all-around event. He also won a bronze medal in the floor competition.

In the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

 he also participated in the following events:
  • all-around
    Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around
    The men's individual all-around event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men. It was the eighth appearance of the event, which was established in 1900...

     - fourth place
  • parallel bars
    Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's parallel bars
    The men's parallel bars event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928...

     - fifth place
  • vault
    Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's vault
    The men's vault or long horse vaulting event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928...

    - eighth place

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