Giorgio Bongiovanni

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGiorgio•Bongiovanni
Used nameGiorgio•Bongiovanni
Born4 March 1926 in Bologna, Bologna (ITA)
AffiliationsGira Bologna, Bologna (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Giorgio Bongiovanni played mostly for the Bologna club Gira (abbreviation of Girardengo, the famous Italian cyclist) in the 1950s. He made his international début against Austria in January 1950 and went on to score 222 points in 50 matches. He participated in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics where Italy was eliminated in the final match of the qualification round.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) ITA Giorgio Bongiovanni
Basketball, Men (Olympic) Italy =17

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