Filippo Bottino
Filippo Bottino (9 December 1888 – 18 October 1969) was an Italian heavyweight weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1920 Olympics. In 1922 he became the first Italian weightlifter to break a world record, in the press, and in 1924 he finished sixth at the Paris Olympics. He was made a Knight of the Italian Republic received the Medal of Honour for Sporting Merit.[1]
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Born | 9 December 1888 Genova, Italy | ||||||||||
Died | 18 October 1969 (aged 80) Sestri Ponente, Genova, Italy | ||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||
Club | Ginnastica Sampierdarenese, Genova | ||||||||||
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