Giuseppe Abbagnale
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Giuseppe Abbagnale (born July 24, 1959 in Pompei)[1] is an Italian rower who won multiple coxed pair world and Olympic championships with his brother Carmine Abbagnale.
Biography
He received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with Giuseppe Di Capua (cox) and his younger brother Carmine, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,[2] and again at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[3] The crew won silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona behind another pair of brothers, Greg and Jonny Searle.[4]
References
- ↑ "Giuseppe Abbagnale". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Rowing". databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
- ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Rowing". databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
- ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Rowing". databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
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Preceded by Pietro Mennea |
Flag bearer for Italy 1992 Barcelona |
Succeeded by Giovanna Trillini |
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