Giovanni Zucchi (14 August 1931 – 19 January 2021) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1956, 1960, and the 1964 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in 1960. He won five gold medals at European Rowing Championships.[1]
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Born | (1931-08-14)14 August 1931 Mandello del Lario, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 January 2021(2021-01-19) (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zucchi was born in Mandello del Lario.[2]
At the 1954 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi won gold with the coxless four.[3] At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi regained his European title.[3] Later that year, he was a crew member of the Italian boat that finished fourth in the coxless four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
For the 1957 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi changed to the eight and won gold; he repeated this success at the 1958 European Rowing Championships.[4] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal with the Italian boat in the coxed four competition.[2]
For the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi was back in the eight and they won gold.[4] At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he was part of the coxless four that won silver.[3] At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, his coxless four won bronze.[3] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Italian boat that finished fifth in the coxless four event.[2]
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