Quentin Antognelli

Quentin Antognelli (born 15 August 1994) is a Monegasque rower. He is the license holder of the Société Nautique de Monaco and will represent the Principality of Monaco at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[1]

Antognelli in Munich 2022

Life

Quentin Antognelli was born on 15 August 1994 in Monaco.[2] His father, Jean-Louis Antognelli, is Sports Director of the Société nautique de Monaco.[3] In 2004, when Antognelli was 10 years old, he debuted in Italy at the Piediluco Students National Day. In 2008, he was second in Varese in the 2X with Federico Garibaldi.[3] As of 2021 Antognelli is in his final year of a Master’s degree at Oxford Brookes University in England.[1]

Career

World Championships

In 2015, Antognelli won in the men’s single sculls (m1x) – repechage 3 in the World Championships 2015.[4] The same year Antognelli and Giuseppe Alberti, who competed for Monaco, won the gold medal in the World Championships FISA Costal Rowing,[5] and in 2016, the same team took a bronze medal in the Men’s Double Sculls (CM2x) Final of the World Coastal Championships in Monaco.[3] In 2018, Antognelli finished 6th place at Rowing Championships in Shanghai.[6] The same year he participated in 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv and took the fifth place in Final D.

Olympic Games

In 2020, Antognelli took part in Olympic Games Regatta.[2] In April 2021, Antognelli took part in the European regatta to qualify for the Olympics.[7] He successfully qualified for his first Olympic Games, which will take place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo.[8] ) Antognelli is the second Monegasque qualified after table tennis player Xiaoxin Yang.[9]

References
  1. Kriel, Délia (4 April 2021). "Tokyo 2021: Quentin Antognelli at the helm". lagazettedemonaco.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. "World Rowing – Quentin ANTOGNELLI". World Rowing. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. Galleani, Ely (4 November 2016). "THE YOUNG MONEGASQUE ROWING WORLD CHAMPION QUENTIN ANTOGNELLI". MonteCarlo Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. "Rowing – Quentin Antognelli (Monaco)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. "World Rowing – Waves, rolls and sand for Coastal Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. "Monaco's Quentin Antognelli at Rowing Championships in Shanghai". HelloMonaco. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. "Rowing: Will Monaco's Quentin Antognelli qualify for Tokyo Olympics?". Monaco Tribune. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. Kriel, Délia (4 June 2021). "Quentin Antognelli: "I don't expect to beat the reigning Olympic champion!"". lagazettedemonaco.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. SANCHEZ, Par Jean-Christophe (2 April 2021). "Quentin Antognelli se confie avant la qualif pour les Jeux olympiques". Radio Monaco (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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