Luigi Costigliolo

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLuigi Edilio•Costigliolo
Used nameLuigi•Costigliolo
Born25 April 1892 in Genova (Genoa), Genova (ITA)
Died22 August 1939 in Genova (Genoa), Genova (ITA)
AffiliationsSocietà Ginnastica Ligure Cristoforo Colombo, Genova (ITA)
NOC Italy
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Accompanied by his brother Carlo, Luigi Costigliolo took home a gold medal from the Antwerp Olympics, where the Italian all-around team was the class of the competition. He had been active in gymnastics already before the Olympics, being sent out to international competition first in 1909. He won individual all-around competitions at international events in Nice, Vichy and Lugano (1913) and Genova and Luxemburg (1914) before the outbreak of the Great War.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) ITA Luigi Costigliolo
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 8
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Italy 1 Gold

Olympic family relations

Special Notes

Errata

Year of death also seen as 1940.