Simone Venier

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Simone Venier
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Personal information
Born (1984-08-26) 26 August 1984 (age 38)
Latina, Italy
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Spouse(s)
Valeria Altobelli
(m. 2013)
Relatives Annibale Venier (father)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle, Rome [1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Beijing 2008 M4X
Tokyo 2020 M4X
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Quadruple sculls
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Poznań Quadruple sculls

Simone Venier (born 26 August 1984, in Latina) is an Italian rower - a five time Olympian. He won a silver medal in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Quadruple sculls. [3]

The Olympic rower Annibale Venier is his father. [4]

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References

  1. "Canottaggio statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simone Venier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. "Rowing VENIER Simone - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annibale Venier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.