Gian Piero Galeazzi
Gian Piero Galeazzi | |
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Galeazzi in 2001 | |
| Born | 18 May 1946 |
| Died | 12 November 2021 (aged 75) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Years active | 1968–2012 |
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Laura |
| Children | Gianluca Susanna |
Gian Piero Galeazzi (18 May 1946 – 12 November 2021), also known as Giampiero Galeazzi, was an Italian competition rower, sport journalist, commentator, and television personality.
Life and career[]
Born in Rome, Galeazzi graduated in statistics, then he was a competition rower, becoming a Junior world champion and participating in Mexico Olympics in 1968.[1][2] He was hired by RAI as a sports journalist in 1972, and he was for years a commenter of rowing, tennis and soccer.[1][2] In 1992 he started hosting the most important RAI sport program of the time, 90º minuto, and from 1994 he also proposed himself as an entertainer in the variety show Domenica in.[1][2]
Galeazzi died on 12 November 2021, at the age of 75, due to complications from diabetes.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
- ^ a b c Giancarlo Dotto (24 September 2007). "Giampiero Galeazzi "Domenica in m'ha rovinato la linea". La Stampa. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "È morto Giampiero Galeazzi, la voce dello sport in tv. Aveva 75 anni" (in Italian). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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- Deaths from diabetes
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