Mario Paonessa

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Mario Paonessa
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1990-12-09) 9 December 1990 (age 32)
Vico Equense, Campania, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Rowing
Club Fiamme Gialle [1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rotterdam Coxed pair
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Eight
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Varese Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Plovdiv Coxless four

Mario Paonessa (born 9 December 1990) is an Italian rower. [2] A two-time World Championship medallist, he competed in the men's four at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3] [4]

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Career

Paonessa began rowing at the age of nine, encouraged by his father who was also a rower. [5]

In 2008, he was part of the Italian junior quadruple sculls team that won silver at the World Championships. [6] He was then part of the Italian under-23 men's four that won the U23 World title in 2010. [7] A year later, his team won silver in the same event. [8]

His first senior medal was a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships in the men's four. [9] It was also in this event that he made his Olympic debut in 2012. In 2012 he was also part of the Italian men's eight that won silver medal at the European Championships. [10]

At the 2016 World Championships, Paonessa and Vincenzo Capelli with cox Andrea Riva won the bronze medal in the coxed pair. [11] The following year, Paonessa won another World Championship bronze, this time in the men's eight. [12]

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References

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  2. "Mario Paonessa Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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