Ivo Stefanoni Explained

Ivo Stefanoni
Nationality:Italian
Birth Date:5 June 1936
Birth Place:Mandello del Lario, Italy
Height:165 cm
Weight:55 kg
Club:GS Moto Guzzi

Ivo Stefanoni (born 5 June 1936) is an Italian rowing cox and Olympic champion.

Stefanoni was born in Mandello del Lario in 1936, and he rowed with GS Moto Guzzi.[1]

At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni won a bronze medal with the coxed four.[2] Later that year, he received a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Romano Sgheiz and Franco Trincavelli.[3]

For the 1957 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni changed to the eight and won gold; he repeated this success at the 1958 European Rowing Championships.[4] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal with the Italian boat in the coxed four competition.[1]

For the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni was back in the eight and they won gold.[4] Three rowers from the 1961 crew remained with the Italian eight that competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and came sixth: Giampietro Gilardi, Sereno Brunello and Stefanoni.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Ivo Stefanoni. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012040/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/ivo-stefanoni-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Heckert. Karlheinz. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.). Sport Komplett. 29 December 2017. de.
  3. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=ROW "1956 Summer Olympics  - Melbourne, Australia  - Rowing"
  4. Web site: Heckert. Karlheinz. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). Sport Komplett. 29 December 2017. de.
  5. Italy Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417095357/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1964/ROW/. dead. 17 April 2020. 29 December 2017.