Quentin Antognelli Explained

Quentin Antognelli (born 15 August 1994) is a Monegasque rower. He is a license holder of the Société Nautique de Monaco and represented the Principality of Monaco at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[1]

Life

Quentin Antognelli was born on 15 August 1994 in Monaco.[2] His father, Jean-Louis Antognelli, is Sports Director of the Société nautique de Monaco.[3] In 2004, when Antognelli was 10 years old, he debuted in Italy at the Piediluco Students National Day. In 2008, he was second in Varese in the 2X with Federico Garibaldi. As of 2021 Antognelli is in his final year of a Master’s degree at Oxford Brookes University in England.

Career

World Championships

In 2015, Antognelli won in the men’s single sculls (m1x) – repechage 3 in the World Championships 2015.[4] The same year Antognelli and Giuseppe Alberti, who competed for Monaco, won the gold medal in the World Championships FISA Costal Rowing,[5] and in 2016, the same team took a bronze medal in the Men’s Double Sculls (CM2x) Final of the World Coastal Championships in Monaco. In 2018, Antognelli finished 6th place at Rowing Championships in Shanghai.[6] The same year he participated in 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv and took the fifth place in Final D.

Olympic Games

In 2020, Antognelli took part in Olympic Games Regatta. In April 2021, Antognelli took part in the European regatta to qualify for the Olympics.[7] He qualified for his first Olympic Games, which took place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo.[8]) Antognelli is the second Monegasque qualified after table tennis player Xiaoxin Yang.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kriel. Délia. 4 April 2021. Tokyo 2021: Quentin Antognelli at the helm. 16 July 2021. lagazettedemonaco.com. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716210215/https://lagazettedemonaco.com/en/news/sports/tokyo-2021-quentin-antognelli-at-the-helm. live.
  2. Web site: World Rowing – Quentin ANTOGNELLI. 16 July 2021. World Rowing. en. 16 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116010840/https://worldrowing.com/athlete/88d9dd69-137e-4054-9e64-995ce78ddd46. live.
  3. Web site: Galleani. Ely. 4 November 2016. THE YOUNG MONEGASQUE ROWING WORLD CHAMPION QUENTIN ANTOGNELLI. 16 July 2021. MonteCarlo Times. en-US. 28 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240728080023/http://www.montecarlotimes.eu/2016/11/04/world-coastal-rowing-2016-2/. live.
  4. Web site: Rowing – Quentin Antognelli (Monaco). 16 July 2021. www.the-sports.org. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716210535/https://www.the-sports.org/quentin-antognelli-rowing-spf297004.html. live.
  5. Web site: World Rowing – Waves, rolls and sand for Coastal Championships. 16 July 2021. World Rowing. en. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716214018/https://worldrowing.com/2015/11/17/waves-rolls-and-sand-for-coastal-championships/. live.
  6. Web site: 30 August 2018. Monaco's Quentin Antognelli at Rowing Championships in Shanghai. 16 July 2021. HelloMonaco. en-US. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716210821/https://www.hellomonaco.com/news/sport/monaco-s-quentin-antognelli-at-rowing-championships-in-shanghai/. live.
  7. Web site: 30 March 2021. Rowing: Will Monaco's Quentin Antognelli qualify for Tokyo Olympics?. 16 July 2021. Monaco Tribune. en-US. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716211543/https://www.monaco-tribune.com/en/2021/03/rowing-will-monacos-quentin-antognelli-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics/. live.
  8. Web site: Kriel. Délia. 4 June 2021. Quentin Antognelli: "I don't expect to beat the reigning Olympic champion!". 16 July 2021. lagazettedemonaco.com. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716211712/https://lagazettedemonaco.com/en/news/sports/quentin-antognelli-i-dont-expect-to-beat-the-reigning-olympic-champion. live.
  9. Web site: SANCHEZ. Par Jean-Christophe. 2 April 2021. Quentin Antognelli se confie avant la qualif pour les Jeux olympiques. 16 July 2021. Radio Monaco. fr-FR. 4 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804090305/https://radio-monaco.com/2021/04/02/quentin-antognelli-se-confie-avant-la-qualif-pour-les-jeux-olympiques/. live.