Pietro Ruta

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Pietro Ruta
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Personal information
Full namePietro Willy Ruta
NationalityItalian
Born (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37)
Gravedona, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Lightweight single sculls, Lightweight double sculls, Lightweight coxless four, Lightweight quadruple sculls
Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 001
World Championships 150
European Championships 223
Mediterranean Games 200
Total574
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Lwt double sculls
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Belgrade Lwt quad sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Bled Lwt single sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Lwt double sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Plovdiv Lwt double sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ottensheim Lwt double sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Račice Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Lwt quad sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Poznań Lwt double sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lucerne Lwt double sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Oberschleißheim Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Račice Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Varese Lwt double sculls
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin Ltw single sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Lwt double sculls

Pietro Willy Ruta (born 6 August 1987) is an Italian rower. He competed in the men's lightweight double sculls with Elia Luini at the 2012 Summer Olympics, [2] and in the men's lightweight coxless four at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 4th. [3]

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He won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Stefano Oppo. [4]

Biography

At the World Championships, he won a silver medal in the men's lightweight double sculls in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and in the men's lightweight single sculls in 2011. [5]

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References

  1. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Canottaggio" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Pietro Ruta Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. "2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA – (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. "Rowing RUTA Pietro". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Bled, SLO – (LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.