Ettore Perego
Italian olympic gymnast
Intro | Italian olympic gymnast | |
Places | Italy | |
was | Gymnast Athlete Artistic gymnast | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 11 April 1913, Monza, Province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy | |
Death | 23 October 2013Sesto San Giovanni, Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy (aged 100 years) | |
Star sign | Aries |
Ettore Perego (11 April 1913 – 23 October 2013) was an Italian gymnast who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where his best individual finish was 12th in the men's pommel horse while his team was ranked 5th among 16 nations in the men's team all-around. Born in Monza and competing out of Pro Lissone, he was an Italian national champion prior to the Games and later, until his 1978 retirement, worked as a gymnastics coach with Pro Lissone. He turned 100 in April 2013 and died in Sesto San Giovanni in October 2013.