Giacomo Di Segni

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGiacomo•Di Segni
Used nameGiacomo•Di Segni
Born30 November 1919 in Roma, Roma (ITA)
Died7 March 1986 in Roma, Roma (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

A member of the Jewish community of Roma, Giacomo Di Segni competed at two Olympic Games (1948 and 1952), and in two different divisions. In both years, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. At Helsinki in 1952, he lost to the eventual champion Ed Sanders (USA) in the heavyweight division. Di Segni had won the heavyweight gold medal at both the 1951 European Championships and Mediterranean Games.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Boxing ITA Giacomo Di Segni
Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) =5
1952 Summer Olympics Boxing ITA Giacomo Di Segni
Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) =5

Special Notes

Errata

Year of birth also seen as 1924.