Alfonso Scalzone

Alfonso Scalzone (born 11 June 1996) is an Italian rower.

Alfonso Scalzone
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996
Sport
CountryItaly
SportRowing
Event(s)Lightweight coxless pair, Lightweight quadruple sculls
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 PlovdivLwt coxless pair
Silver medal – second place2017 SarasotaLwt coxless pair
Silver medal – second place2019 OttensheimLwt quad sculls

Career

He is the nephew of Angelo Scalzone, Olympic champion in shooting, mixed trap at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

He competes for the Canottieri Savoia of Naples.[2]

He started competition with Giuseppe Di Mare with he won the gold medal at the World Championships in Plovdiv.[2]

At the 2018 World Rowing Championships, in Plovdiv, still with Giuseppe Di Mare, he won the gold medal.

At the 2019 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he won the silves medal with teammates Catello Amarante II, Lorenzo Fontana and Gabriel Soares.[3]

References
  1. "Il casertano Scalzone conquista l'oro ai mondiali di canottaggio". CasertaNews (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "Mondiali U23, due napoletani Scalzone e Di Mare campioni del mondo". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Canottaggio, Europei Lucerna 2019: d'oro il quattro di coppia pl, bronzo per Martino Goretti!". OA Sport (in Italian). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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