Mario Lertora

Mario Lertora
Full name	Mario Lavinio Lertora
Born	(1897-08-27)27 August 1897 Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Died	28 March 1939(1939-03-28) (aged 41) Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Italy
Club	Società Ginnastica Ligure Cristoforo Colombo
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing Kingdom of Italy Olympic Games 1924 Paris Team 1932 Los Angeles Team 1932 Los Angeles Floor

Mario Lavinio Lertora (27 August 1897 – 28 March 1939) was an Italian artistic gymnast who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

In 1924, he was a member of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the team all-around event. In the 1924 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:

• parallel bars - fifth place
• all-around - tenth place
• rope climbing - tenth place
• horizontal bar - twelfth place
• rings - 15th place
• pommel horse - 29th place
• sidehorse vault - 32nd place
• vault - 34th place

In 1932, he was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the team all-around event. He also won a bronze medal in the floor competition.

In the 1932 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

• all-around - fourth place
• parallel bars - fifth place
• vault - eighth place

External links

• Mario Lertora at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Mario Lertora at Olympedia