G. Alberto BRAGLIA
Italy ITA
Artistic Gymnastics
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Olympic Medals3 G
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Games participations3
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First Olympic GamesLondon 1908
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Year of Birth1883
Biography
G. Alberto BRAGLIA
Gymnast Alberto Braglia of Italy, trained on his own in a barn until he was twelve years old. He competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and then earned the gold medal in the all-around event at the 1908 Olympics in London.
Following the Games, Braglia found it difficult to earn a living and took to performing as "The Human Torpedo". He also broke a shoulder and some ribs and suffered a nervous breakdown when his four-year-old son died.
Because of his public performances, Braglia was declared a professional and was expelled from the Italian national gymnastics federation. However, he regained his amateur status in time for the 1912 Olympics and successfully defended his Olympic championship.
He won a third gold medal in the 1912 team competition. Afterwards he became a popular circus performer. In 1932 Braglia coached the Italian gymnastics team to a surprise victory at the Los Angeles Olympics.
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Olympic Results
More resultsResults | Event | Sport | |
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Stockholm 1912 |
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Individual All-Around
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Individual All-Around | Artistic Gymnastics |
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Team All-Around, European System
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Team All-Around, European System | Artistic Gymnastics |
Results | Event | Sport | |
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London 1908 |
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Individual All-Around
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Individual All-Around | Artistic Gymnastics |
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