Giuseppe Galante

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Giuseppe Galante
Franco de Pedrina, Giuseppe Galante, Emilio Trivini, Renato Bosatta, Giovanni Spinola 1964.jpg
Galante (second left) with the Italian coxed four at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born(1937-09-02)2 September 1937
Domaso, Italy
Died20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 84)
Domaso, Italy
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCanottieri Sampierdarenesi
Canottieri Falk Dongo[1]

Giuseppe Galante (2 September 1937 – 20 December 2021) was an Italian rower.

Galante was born in Domaso on 2 September 1937.[1] He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics[1] and a European title in 1961 in the coxless four.[2] He then changed to the coxed four and won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics[1] and a bronze at the 1964 European Championships.[3] His team finished fourth at the 1968 Games.[1] Galante died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 84.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppe Galante". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Lo sport comasco piange l'olimpionico Giuseppe Galante". Canottaggio. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.


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