The Most Famous

GYMNASTS from Italy

This page contains a list of the greatest Italian Gymnasts. The pantheon dataset contains 370 Gymnasts, 33 of which were born in Italy. This makes Italy the birth place of the 6th most number of Gymnasts behind Romania, and Sweden.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Italian Gymnasts of all time. This list of famous Italian Gymnasts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Italian Gymnasts.

1. Giorgio Zampori (1887 - 1965)

With an HPI of 58.23, Giorgio Zampori is the most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Giorgio Zampori (4 June 1887 – 6 December 1965) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1912, 1920 and 1924.

2. Alberto Braglia (1883 - 1954)

With an HPI of 58.11, Alberto Braglia is the 2nd most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Alberto Braglia (23 April 1883 – 5 February 1954) was an Italian gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics.

3. Guido Boni (1892 - 1956)

With an HPI of 57.08, Guido Boni is the 3rd most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Guido Boni (7 February 1892 – 15 December 1956) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Italian team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. He finished fourth in the individual all-around competition. Additionally, he competed at the 1913 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his team to the bronze medal and additionally won individual gold medals on both the rings and parallel bars apparatuses.

4. Romeo Neri (1903 - 1961)

With an HPI of 56.53, Romeo Neri is the 4th most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Romeo Neri (26 March 1903 – 23 September 1961) was an Italian gymnast. He won three gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Helene Madison of the United States, the most successful athlete there. He previously won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1934, he won a silver medal and a bronze medal at the world championships in Budapest.

5. Savino Guglielmetti (1911 - 2006)

With an HPI of 56.29, Savino Guglielmetti is the 5th most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Savino Guglielmetti (26 November 1911 – 23 January 2006) was an Italian gymnast. He competed at the 1932, 1936 and 1948 Olympics and won two gold medals in 1932.

6. Pietro Bianchi (1883 - 1965)

With an HPI of 56.03, Pietro Bianchi is the 6th most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Pietro Bianchi (5 March 1888 – 1 July 1965) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Milan. He was part of the Italian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912 as well as in 1920. He finished sixth in the individual all-around competition in 1912. Additionally, he was a member of the Italian gymnastics team at the world championships in both 1911 and 1913 where his team won the bronze medal both times.

7. Guido Romano (1888 - 1916)

With an HPI of 55.57, Guido Romano is the 7th most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Guido Giuseppe Romano (31 January 1888 – 18 June 1916) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Modena and died during World War I when killed at the Battle of Asiago as an infantryman in the Italian army. In 1908, he competed in the individual all-around and finished 19th. He was also part of the Italian team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team European system event in 1912. Additionally, he competed at the 1909 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he was a part of the bronze medal winning Italian team, and where he also, as an individual, was retrospectively placed first on the rings (no individual medals were awarded in these tournaments until 1922).

8. Paolo Salvi (1891 - 1945)

With an HPI of 55.42, Paolo Salvi is the 8th most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Paolo Salvi (22 November 1891 – 12 January 1945) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Italian team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912 as well as in 1920. Additionally, he was part of the bronze medal winning Italian gymnastics team at both the 1911 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 1913 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. At the 1911 worlds, he also won, as an individual, a silver medal on the pommel horse apparatus and a bronze medal on the parallel bars apparatus. He was killed in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp during World War II.

9. Franco Menichelli (b. 1941)

With an HPI of 54.81, Franco Menichelli is the 9th most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Franco Menichelli (born 3 August 1941) is a retired Italian gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals.

10. Lorenzo Mangiante (1891 - 1936)

With an HPI of 54.76, Lorenzo Mangiante is the 10th most famous Italian Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Lorenzo Giovanni Mangiante (March 14, 1891 – June 16, 1936) was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Italian team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912 as well as in 1920.

People

Pantheon has 33 people classified as Italian gymnasts born between 1881 and 2006. Of these 33, 17 (51.52%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Italian gymnasts include Franco Menichelli, Vanessa Ferrari, and Sofia Raffaeli. The most famous deceased Italian gymnasts include Giorgio Zampori, Alberto Braglia, and Guido Boni. As of April 2024, 3 new Italian gymnasts have been added to Pantheon including Manila Esposito, Angela Andreoli, and Elisa Iorio.