Alberto Braglia

Alberto Braglia (23 April 1883 – 5 February 1954) was an Italian gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics.

Biography Braglia started practicing gymnastics in club at age 12. After winning the gold medal in the all-around at the 1908 Olympics, he suffered a serious shoulder injury while performing in public and fell in a depression due to the death of his 4-year-old son. He recovered by the 1912 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Italy and won two more gold medals, after which he retired from competitions to perform as an acrobat in circuses. Braglia returned to the 1932 Olympic Games as the coach of the Italian gymnastics team.

Braglia died in a Modena medical clinic on 5 February 1954 after suffering a cardiac arrest.