Birth Date: | 21 November 1911 |
Birth Place: | Faenza, Italy |
Death Date: | 19 August 1990 (aged 78) |
Death Place: | Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy |
Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Ercole Gallegati (21 November 1911 – 19 August 1990) was an Italian wrestler. He won bronze medals in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1932 and 1948 Olympics and 1934 European Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Olympics, both in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and at the 1952 Olympics. Domestically he won 20 Italian titles in Greco-Roman and 11 in freestyle wrestling between 1931 and 1956. After retiring from competitions he became a wrestling coach and a member of the Faenza city council.[1]