Francesco La Macchia Explained

Birth Date:9 October 1938
Birth Place:Tonnarella, Messina, Italy
Death Date:[1]
Height:1.73m (05.68feet)
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Sport:Canoe sprint
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Francesco La Macchia (9 October 1938  - 31 July 2017) was an Italian canoe sprinter who won a C-2 1000 m silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome partnering with Aldo Dezi. The victory was Italy's first medal in canoeing.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.coni.it/it/news/primo-piano/13764-e%E2%80%99-morto-francesco-la-macchia-primo-medagliato-olimpico-della-canoa-a-roma-%E2%80%9860.html Francesco La Macchia's obituary