Davide Tizzano
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| Born | 21 May 1968 Naples, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 2025 (aged 57) Naples, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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Davide Tizzano (21 May 1968 – 29 December 2025) was an Italian rower and a double Olympic gold medalist. He won his first gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in the quadruple sculls. Eight years later he formed a team with Agostino Abbagnale, with whom he triumphed in the men's double sculls event.[1] He participated in two editions of the America's Cup, competing with Il Moro Challenge in 1992 and Mascalzone Latino in 2007.[2] He served as president of Italian Rowing Federation from November 2024 till his death.[2]
Tizzano died on 29 December 2025, at the age of 57.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Davide Tizzano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Davide Tizzano, è morto a 57 anni il presidente della Federcanottaggio: vinse due ori olimpici". Adnkronos. 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
Sources
[edit]- RAI Profile Archived 16 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Davide Tizzano at World Rowing
- Davide Tizzano at Olympedia
- Davide Tizzano at Olympics.com
- Davide Tizzano at IMDb
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- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
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