Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov is a former rower, and one of the most accomplished rowers of his generation. He crewed for the Soviet Union, and he won the Olympic gold medals in the single sculls class at the 1956 Melbourne Games, the 1960 Rome Games and the 1964 Tokyo Games.
Italy competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 167 competitors, 152 men and 15 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports.
Italy competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 244 competitors, 228 men and 16 women, took part in 99 events in 17 sports.
Bernd Landvoigt is a retired German rower.
Bruno Müller was a German rower who won a gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1928 Summer Olympics, together with Kurt Moeschter.
Christian Ahrens is a former American rower. He is a dual Olympian, an Olympic gold medal winner, and a four-time world champion.
Renzo Sambo was an Italian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Primo Baran and coxswain Bruno Cipolla. They won a European title in 1967 and an Olympic gold in 1968.
Romano Sgheiz is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Daniel Beery is an American competition rower, Olympic champion, world champion and world cup gold medalist.
Kraft Schepke was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Klaus-Dieter Ludwig, known as Lucky in rowing circles, was a German coxswain who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He had a long rowing career and competed on the international stage for 19 seasons, retiring aged 41.
Andreas Gregor is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics as well as three world titles in 1977, 1978 and 1982. He won another world title in 1983, in coxed pairs. For his Olympic achievement Gregor was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1980.
Thomas Greiner is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in the coxless fours at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won four gold and three bronze medals in various events at the world championships of 1982–1990.
Bruno Mascarenhas is an Italian rower.
Bruno Saile is a Swiss rower. He won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 1982 World Rowing Championships.
Stephen J Warner is a retired American rower who won a world title in 2000 in the lightweight eights. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where his team placed ninth in the lightweight coxless four.
The men's coxed pair competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City. It was held from 13 to 19 October. There were 18 boats from 18 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by the Italian crew, rowers Primo Baran and Renzo Sambo and coxswain Bruno Cipolla; it was Italy's first victory in the event since 1920 and second overall. The Netherlands made the podium for the second consecutive Games, though with an all-new team: Herman Suselbeek, Hadriaan van Nes, and cox Roderick Rijnders took silver. A Danish boat medaled in the event for the first time since 1952, with Jørn Krab, Harry Jørgensen, and Preben Krab earning bronze. The American medal streak of three Games ended with the United States boat placing fifth.
Andrea Re is an Italian lightweight rower. With eight gold medals at World Rowing Championships, he is one of the most successful rowers ever. He represented Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.
Bernhard Stomporowski is a retired German lightweight rower. He is a triple world champion.
Cipolla is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
