Gustavo Marzi

Gustavo Marzi

Gustavo Marzi in 1933
Personal information
Born	25 November 1908 Livorno, Italy
Died	14 November 1966 (aged 57) Trieste, Italy
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Foil, sabre
Medal record Competitor for  Italy Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928 Sabre team Los Angeles 1932 Foil individual Los Angeles 1932 Foil team Los Angeles 1932 Sabre team Berlin 1936 Foil team Berlin 1936 Sabre individual Berlin 1936 Sabre team

Gustavo Marzi (25 November 1908 – 14 November 1966) was an Italian fencer. He competed in foil and sabre events at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold or silver medal in every event he entered, except for individual sabre in 1928, in which he finished fourth. In total he won two gold and five silver medals.^[1]

At the world championships, which were unofficial through 1935, he won 10 titles: two in the individual foil (1935, 1937), seven in team foil (1929–31, 1934–35, 1937–38) and one in team sabre (1938). He died from a lung cancer, aged 57.^[1]

See also

• Italy national fencing team – Multiple medallist

References

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