Giuseppe Galante (2 September 1937 – 20 December 2021) was an Italian rower.
 Galante (second left) with the Italian coxed four at the 1964 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 September 1937 Domaso, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 2021 (aged 84) Domaso, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canottieri Sampierdarenesi Canottieri Falk Dongo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Galante was born in Domaso on 2 September 1937.[1] He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics[1] and a European title in 1961 in the coxless four.[2] He then changed to the coxed four and won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics[1] and a bronze at the 1964 European Championships.[3] His team finished fourth at the 1968 Games.[1] Galante died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 84.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppe Galante". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Lo sport comasco piange l'olimpionico Giuseppe Galante". Canottaggio. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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