Luigi Velluti

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLuigi•Velluti
Used nameLuigi•Velluti
Nick/petnamesGigetto
Born6 December 1908 in Verona, Verona (ITA)
Died11 September 1985 in Mirano, Venezia (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Luigi and his sister Dina Velluti (1910-1977) came from a family of artists in Venezia. During World War II, his studio was a center of resistance against the Fascists. Even before the war he had only a modest success as a sculptor, while after the war he no longer worked as an artist. Luigi Velluti was a close friend of Francesco Messina.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions ITA Luigi Velluti
Sculpturing, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC

Olympic family relations