Ignazio Fabra

Ignazio Fabra (25 April 1930 – 13 April 2008) is a flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Italy.^[1] He won a world title in 1955 and finished second at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and 1962 and 1963 world championships. He placed fifth at the 1960 Olympics and fourth at the 1964 Olympics.^[2]

Ignazio Fabra

Personal information
Born	25 April 1930 Palermo, Italy
Died	13 April 2008 (aged 77) Genoa, Italy
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Società Sportiva Calvaruso Palermo GS Italsider Genova
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 52 kg 1956 Melbourne 52 kg World Championships 1955 Karlsruhe 52 kg 1962 Toledo 52 kg 1963 Helsingborg 52 kg Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandia 52 kg 1963 Naples 52 kg

Fabra was deaf since birth and communicated by signs. He was winning the 1952 Olympic final against Boris Gurevich, but then misinterpreted a gesture of his coach, went into an attack, and got caught up in a counter-attack. After winning the 1955 world title he was a heavy favorite at the 1956 games, but lost in the final to Nikolay Solovyov due to a knee injury. Fabra retired in the late 1960s and became a wrestling coach. He led the national wrestling team at the 1969 World Games of the Deaf and prepared the 1972 Olympic medalist Giuseppe Bognanni.^[3][4]

Fabra was the first person to participate both at Olympic Games and Deaflympics. He has also won gold medals in 1961^[5] and 1965 Deaflympics.^[6]