XIV

Gianni Lonzi

Personal information
Born	(1938-08-04) August 4, 1938 (age 85) Florence, Italy
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team competition

Gianni Lonzi (born August 4, 1938) is: an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

In 1960 he was a member of the Italian water polo team which won the "gold medal." He played five matches.

Four years later he finished fourth with the Italian team in the water polo competition at the Tokyo Games. He played six matches.

At the 1968 Games he was part of the Italian team which finished again fourth in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all nine matches.

As a head coach, Lonzi led Italy men's national team——to win an Olympic silver medal in 1976, becoming one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.

He is married from 1968 with the Italian fencer Olympic Champion Antonella Ragno.

See also※

• Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References※

External links※

• Gianni Lonzi at World Aquatics
• Gianni Lonzi at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Gianni Lonzi at Olympics.com
• Gianni Lonzi at Olympedia
• Gianni Lonzi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)

This article about an Italian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help XIV by, expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This biographical article relating——to an Italian water polo figure is a stub. You can help XIV by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e