Osvaldo Palazzi was an Italian

Italy

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 gymnast

Gymnastics

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He took part in the fifth gymnastics World Championships, which took place in 1911, where Italy won bronze in the team competition. Individually, he took gold in the pommel horse. In the next World Championships, in 1913, Palazzi won silver in the pommel horse

Pommel horse

The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...

 (behind Giorgio Zampori

Giorgio Zampori

Giorgio Zampori was an Italian gymnast who competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1912, 1920 and 1924.He was part of the Italian team that won three consecutive gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event. He also won the gold medal in the Individual all-round in 1920.-External links:*...

) and bronze in the horizontal bar

Horizontal bar

The high bar, also known as the horizontal bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in Artistic Gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a system of cables and stiff vertical supports. Gymnasts typically wear leather...

. He also took bronze again in the team competition with the Italian team.