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Giovanni Canova

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For the Italian cyclist, see Giovanni Canova (cyclist).

Giovanni Canova
Personal information
Born(1880-07-27)27 July 1880
Canicattì, Province of Agrigento, Italy
Died28 October 1960(1960-10-28) (aged 80)
Torino, Italy
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Italy (ITA)
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Épée, team
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Épée, team

Giovanni Canova (27 July 1880 – 28 October 1960) was an Italian fencer.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Giovanni Canova". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Giovanni Canova". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Giovanni Canova Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
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