Pete Cipollone

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Pete Cipollone
Personal information
Full namePeter M. Cipollone
Born (1971-02-05) February 5, 1971 (age 53)
Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Eight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 St Catharine's Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Cologne Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Aiguebelette Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Tampere Coxed four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Milan Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Indianapolis Coxed four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Seville Eight
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Lwt eight

Peter M. "Pete" Cipollone (born February 5, 1971) is an American rowing coxswain of the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's eight rowing team. [1] [2] He is a native of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and attended Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia and the University of California, Berkeley. Cipollone won World Championships. in the heavyweight men's eight in 1997, 1998, and 1999.

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References

  1. ↑ Liepman, David. "Olympic gold medalist Pete Cipollone proud of Bay Area contingent of oarsmen". The San Francisco Examiner.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pete Cipollone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2018. Full name: Peter M. "Pete" Cipollone
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