Giovanni Calabrese Explained

Giovanni Calabrese
Birth Date:	30 October 1966
Birth Place:	Messina, Italy
Residence:	Gavirate, Italy
Spouse:	Paola Grizzetti
Sport:	Rowing

Giovanni Calabrese (born 30 October 1966 in Messina) is an Italian rower who competed at three Olympic Games.^[1]

He is married with Paola Grizzetti 6th in rowing at Los Angeles 1984 and his daughter Valentina is also a rower, silver medal at senior level at the 2010 European Rowing Championships, he is her coach.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Calabrese was twice world rowing champion; in 1987, he won in the lightweight double scull in Copenhagen, and ten years later in 1997, he won with the quad scull in Aiguebelette.^[4] He won a bronze medal in the double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, together with teammate Nicola Sartori.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Giovanni Calabrese Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012332/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/giovanni-calabrese-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 4 September 2018.
2. Web site: L'ADAPTIVE ROWING IN ITALIA. Paola, com'è la vita insieme a Giovanni? Siamo una famiglia unita e stiamo bene insieme. Abbiamo tre figli, Valentina, Veronica e la piccola Vittoria di due anni e mezzo, tutte e tre con l'iniziale del none uguale un po' per caso e un po' voluto.. it. worldrowing.com. 26 May 2020.
3. Web site: L'ADAPTIVE ROWING IN ITALIA. ...il canottaggio ci rimane intorno perché due delle mie figlie, Valentina di 17enne e Veronica dodicenne, praticano canottaggio. it. worldrowing.com. 26 May 2020.
4. Web site: Giovanni Calabrese . . 21 December 2017.
5. Web site: RAI Profile . 28 July 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191847/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/atlanta96/protag/07/009.html . 3 March 2016 . dead .
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20070302014327/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CALABGIO01 databaseOlympics