Ercole Gallegati
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Ercole•Gallegati |
| Used name | Ercole•Gallegati |
| Born | 21 November 1911 in Faenza, Ravenna (ITA) |
| Died | 19 August 1990 (aged 78 years 8 months 28 days) in Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna (ITA) |
| Measurements | 167 cm |
| NOC |  Italy |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Ercole Gallegati started wrestling at the age of 17 and won his first Italian Championships three years later. He took part in four Olympics from 1932-52, winning three Olympic medals, and at the 1934 European Championships placed third as a welterweight. In Italy Gallegati won 31 titles from 1931-56 in both styles, with 20 in Greco-Roman and 11 in freestyle, but internationally, all his success came in Greco-Roman. He later became a coach and was elected to the city council of his home town of Faenza.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | ITA |
Ercole Gallegati | |||
| Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | ITA |
Ercole Gallegati | |||
| Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | ITA |
Ercole Gallegati | |||
| Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | ITA |
Ercole Gallegati | |||
| Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | 6 |