Antonio Rossi

Antonio Rossi
Rossi in 2004
Personal information
BornDecember 19, 1968 (1968-12-19) (age 56)
Lecco, Italy
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Copenhagen K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Mexico City K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Szeged K-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Dartmouth K-1 500 m

Antonio Rossi (born December 19, 1968) is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds (K-1 500 m: 1996, K-2 1000 m: 1996, 2000), one silver (K-2 1000 m: 2004), and one bronze (K-2 500 m: 1992).

Biography

Rossi was born in Lecco. As well as the Olympics, he has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven medals. This includes three golds (K-2 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998), three silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1993, 1994; K-4 200 m: 1998), and one bronze (K-1 500 m: 1997).

He was the Italian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rossi's wife, Lucia Micheli, competed in the K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His club is G.S. Fiamme Gialle.

See also

References

  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-23.


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