Simone Molteni

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Simone Molteni (PetGross)
Personal information
Born (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 26)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Chungju Lwt eight

Simone Molteni (born 25 March 1992) aka PetGross is an Italian lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju with the lightweight men's eight. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Simone Molteni". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 19 December 2017.


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