Enrico Porro

Enrico Porro (Enrico Aldanian, 16 January 1885 – 14 March 1967) was an Italian Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic champion.

Enrico Porro
Personal information
NationalityItalian-Armenian
Born(1885-01-16)16 January 1885
Lodi Vecchio, Italy
Died14 March 1967(1967-03-14) (aged 82)
Milan, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubG.S. Marina Militare
Retired1949
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Olympic Games
1908 LondonLightweight

He was the first gold medal at the Olympic Games of the Italian military sports body Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare (the sport section of the Italian armed force Italian Navy).[1]

Biography

Porro competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London where he won the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[2] He also competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Medaglia d'oro ai giochi olimpici di Londra" (in Italian). marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. "1908 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Wrestling" Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
  3. "Enrico Porro Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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