Nino Castelli Explained

Nino Castelli
Full Name:Giovanni Giulio Valentino Castelli
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:February 7, 1897
Birth Place:Lecco, Italy
Death Date:May 24, 1925 (aged 28)
Death Place:Lecco, Italy

Nino Castelli, (1897–1925)[1] was an Italian rower.[2] He competed in the men's single sculls event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]

"Nino" was just his nickname as the rowing fellows used to shorten his name this way when he arrived at Canottieri Lecco.

He also entered the Lecco Football Club when first founded in December 1908.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WL-PSLS?i=621&wc=MH62-M68%3A351022401%2C353778301%2C353785201&cc=2046897 FamilySearch.org, page no. 622
  2. Web site: Nino Castelli . Olympedia . 28 August 2021.
  3. Nino Castelli Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418014615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/nino-castelli-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 July 2018.