Francesco Fossi

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Francesco Fossi
Personal information
Born15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) (age 36)
Florence, Italy
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam M2x
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Chungju M2x
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Seville M2x
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Plovdiv M4x

Francesco Fossi (born 15 April 1988) is an Italian rower. He competed in the Men's quadruple sculls event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the men's double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] In the latter event, he finished fourth with teammate Romano Battisti. [2]

He has also won a silver medal in the men's double sculls, again with Battisti, at the 2014 World Rowing Championships. [3] The previous year, the pair had won a bronze in the same event. [4] The pair also won the European title in 2013. [5] Fossi was also part of the Italian team that won bronze in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2011 European Championships. [6]

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References

  1. "Francesco Fossi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "6 – 14 AUG 2016 – 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. "24 – 31 AUG 2014 – 2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Amsterdam, NED – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. "25 AUG – 1 SEP 2013 – 2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "31 MAY – 2 JUN 2013 – 2013 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Seville, ESP – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "16 – 18 SEP 2011 – 2011 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS -Plovdiv, BUL – (M4-) Men's Four – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.