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| Born | 4 March 1955 [1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
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Francesco Esposito (born 4 March 1955) is a multiple world championship rower from Italy. [1] He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics held at Lake Casitas in the United States, where he came fifth with Ruggero Verroca in the double sculls. [2] He was one of three recipients of the Thomas Keller Medal in 1996. [3]
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