Giovanni Battista Breda

{{Short description|Italian fencer (1931–1992)}}

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| birth_place = Melegnano, Italy

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{{MedalSilver|1964 Tokyo|Épée, team}}

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Giovanni Battista Breda (21 July 1931 – 13 July 1992) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BREDAGIO01 |title=Olympics Statistics: Giovanni Battista Breda |accessdate=31 October 2010 |work=databaseolympics.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/giovanni-battista-breda-1.html |title=Giovanni Battista Breda Olympic Results |accessdate=31 October 2010 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907064948/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/giovanni-battista-breda-1.html |archivedate=7 September 2010 }} He also won a bronze medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in the individual épée event.{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Giovanni Battista Breda |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22621 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=20 April 2023}}