Angelo Polledri

Angelo Polledri (18 January 1904 – 18 July 1997) was an Italian coxswain.

Angelo Polledri
Personal information
Born(1904-01-18)18 January 1904
Piacenza, Italy
Died18 July 1997(1997-07-18) (aged 93)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSC Vittorino da Feltre, Piacenza
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1927 Como Eight

Polledri was born in Piacenza in 1904.[1] At the 1927 European Rowing Championships, he won gold with the men's eight.[2] The same team competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam where they were eliminated in the quarter-final.[3][4] Polledri was the last survivor of the team and died on 18 July 1997.[1]

References

  1. Burinato, Walter (11 July 2012). "Polledri, il "maestro" del canottaggio che diede lustro alla Canottieri Adda" [Polledri, the "master" of rowing who gave prestige to Canottieri Adda]. Il Cittadino (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. "Angelo Polledri". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angelo Polledri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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