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Italian artistic gymnast

Alberto Braglia
Personal information
Born(1883-04-23)23 April 1883
Campogalliano (Modena)
Died5 February 1954(1954-02-05) (aged 70)
Modena, Italy
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSocietà del Panaro Modena Baseball
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London All-around individual
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm All-around individual
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens All-around 5 events
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens All-around 6 events
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1909 Luxembourg Team

Alberto Braglia (23 April 1883 – 5 February 1954) was an Italian gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics.

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.

Braglia died in a Modena medical clinic on 5 February 1954 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

See also

References

  1. "Alberto Braglia". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "L'olimpionico Braglia è morto in una clinica" (in Italian). La Stampa. 6 February 1954.

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Summer Olympics
Preceded byPietro Bragaglia Italy Flag bearer for Italy
1912 Stockholm 		Succeeded byNedo Nadi
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Individual All-Around
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Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team All-Around
Summary
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
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