Gaetano Iannuzzi

Gaetano Iannuzzi (born 5 March 1972) is an Italian rowing coach and former coxswain who later participated as a coxswain in the paralympic sports, also winning an international medal in the competitions reserved for paralympic athletes.[1]

Gaetano Iannuzzi
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1972-03-05) 5 March 1972
Portici, Italy
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport
Disability classPR3
ClubCanottieri Aniene
Retired2009 (rowing)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2
Medal record
Rowing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 3 3
World Junior Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 4 3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Vienna Lwt eight
Silver medal – second place 1997 Aiguebelette Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kaizu, Gifu Eight
Silver medal – second place 2006 Dorney Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Račice Lwt eight
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Indianapolis Lwt eight
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tampere Lwt eight
Pararowing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sarasota Coxed four P2

Biography

After finished his sports career as an athlete, Iannuzzi had become a rowing coach.[2] He became a paralympic athlete in 2017 following a serious road accident had in 1998, however continued to compete with not disabled athletes until 2009.[3]

He has had a long career, and last competed in 2017, when he won bronze at the 2017 Championships in Sarasota, Florida in PR3 mixed coxed four, an adaptive rowing class.[4] At young level he won a gold medal at the 1991 World Rowing Championships in Vienna with the lightweight men's eight.[5]

From 1999 to 2009 Iannuzzi participated in sixteen editions of World Rowing Championships.[6]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTime
1991 World Championships Austria Vienna 1st Lightweight Eight 6:13.21
1993 World Championships Czech Republic Račice 3rd Lightweight Eight 5:41.53
1994 World Championships United States Indianapolis 3rd Lightweight Eight 5:34.63
1995 World Championships Finland Tampere 3rd Lightweight Eight 5:58.77
1997 World Championships France Aiguebelette-le-Lac 2nd Coxed Four 6:05.98
2000 Olympic Games Australia Sydney 4th Eight 5:35.37
2004 Olympic Games Greece Athens 7th Eight 5:46.36
2005 World Championships Japan Kaizu 2nd Eight 5:24.01
2006 World Championships United Kingdom Eton 2nd Eight 5:23.29

See also

References
  1. "Sarasota. Le dichiarazioni del quattro con PR3 medaglia di bronzo" (in Italian). canottaggio.org. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Storie di sport: il coraggio (e la follia) di Gaetano Iannuzzi e della piena del Tevere" (in Italian). sport24h.it. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "In barca senza un Abbagnale" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. "Sarasota, Italy won the shiniest medal for rowing". Fondazione Terzo Pilastro. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  5. "Gaetano Iannuzzi". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. "Scheda di Gaetano Iannuzzi" (in Italian). canottaggio.org. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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