Gustavo Marzi

Gustavo Marzi (25 November 1908 – 14 November 1966) was an Italian fencer. He competed in foil and sabre events at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold or silver medal in every event he entered, except for individual sabre in 1928, in which he finished fourth. In total he won two gold and five silver medals.[1]

Gustavo Marzi

Marzi in 1933
Personal information
Born	25 November 1908 Livorno, Italy
Died	14 November 1966 (aged 57) Trieste, Italy
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Foil, sabre
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Sabre team 1932 Los Angeles Foil individual 1932 Los Angeles Foil team 1932 Los Angeles Sabre team 1936 Berlin Foil team 1936 Berlin Sabre individual 1936 Berlin Sabre team

At the world championships, which were unofficial through 1935, he won 10 titles: two in the individual foil (1935, 1937), seven in team foil (1929–31, 1934–35, 1937–38) and one in team sabre (1938). He died from a lung cancer, aged 57.[1]

See also

• Italy national fencing team – Multiple medallist

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustavo Marzi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.