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Franco Tognini
artistic gymnast
- October 28, 1907
- April 27, 1980
- 72 years
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Franco Tognini, 72, Italian Olympic gymnast (1932, 1936).
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|Gaudenzio Franco Tognini (26 October 1907 – 23 July 1980) was an Italian gymnast who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. After two participations at the Summer Olympics (1932 and 1936), he was the coach of the Italy national team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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