Ivo Stefanoni

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Ivo Stefanoni
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1936-06-05) 5 June 1936 (age 86)
Mandello del Lario, Italy
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb) [1]
Sport
ClubGS Moto Guzzi
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1956 Melbourne Coxed four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1960 Rome Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1957 Duisburg Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Poznań Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1961 Prague Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1956 Bled Coxed four

Ivo Stefanoni (born 5 June 1936) is an Italian rowing cox and Olympic champion.

Stefanoni was born in Mandello del Lario in 1936, and he rowed with GS Moto Guzzi. [1]

At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni won a bronze medal with the coxed four. [2] Later that year, he received a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Romano Sgheiz and Franco Trincavelli. [3]

For the 1957 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni 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. [1]

For the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni was back in the eight and they won gold. [4] Three rowers from the 1961 crew remained with the Italian eight that competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and came sixth: Giampietro Gilardi, Sereno Brunello and Stefanoni. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivo Stefanoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia Rowing" Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 14 May 2008)
  4. 1 2 3 Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.