Giovanni Cantagalli
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1914-01-11)11 January 1914
Mantua
Died2 September 2008(2008-09-02) (aged 94)
Panama
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubASSI Giglio Rosso
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Hammer throw: 48.76 (1936).

Giovanni Cantagalli (11 January 1914 – 2 September 2008) was an Italian hammer thrower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

After World War II he emigrated with his wife to Panama where he worked as a neuropsychiatrist. He died in 2008, aged 94.[2]

National titles

References

  1. ↑ "Italy Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Quando Simonazzi correva in azzurro" (in Italian). gazzettadimantova. Retrieved 2 September 2017. Laureatosi in medicina, emigrava a Panama.
  3. ↑ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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