Giuseppe Sinigaglia
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Born | 28 January 1884 Como, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 August 1916 (aged 32) San Vito al Torre, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Lario Como | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giuseppe Sinigaglia (28 January 1884 – 10 August 1916) was an Italian rower. He won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta and eight medals at the European championships of 1906–1913 in various rowing events.[1] He died of wounds during World War I.
Biography[]
Sinigaglia was born at Como the son of Antonio Sinigaglia and his wife Antoinette. His parents ran a restaurant, but his father emigrated to South America and never returned.[2] He was educated at Gaius Plinius Technical Institute and was a member of Pool Comense 1872 until 1903 when he was expelled for indiscipline. He then joined . In 1907 he won the Italian championship in a coxed pair. In 1911 he was Italian and European Champion in the single scull[3] and in the double scull with Teodoro Mariani.[4] In 1914, Sinigaglia won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley beating Colin Stuart in the final.[5]
After the outbreak of World War I, Sinigaglia volunteered into the Royal Italian Army and was assigned to the 2nd Regiment Granatieri di Sardegna Mechanized Brigade. After a period of training he took part in the offensive against Monte Sabotino and . In 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant and served in the Battle of Asiago. He later took part in the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo at and Gorizia. On 9 August 1916, Sinigaglia led his men in an attack on Hill 4 of Monte San Michele. He was hit by Austrian fire and was transported the hospital at San Vito al Torre where he died the next day.[2]
Sinigaglia was awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valor. The stadium Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia was named in his honour.
References[]
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften – Herren – Einer, Doppelzweier Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Zweier m. Stm., Vierer m.Stm., Achter. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Jump up to: a b Giuseppe Sinigaglia. La Provincia. 5 November 2009
- ^ European championships Single Scull. sports123.com
- ^ European championships Double Scull. sports123.com
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Rowinghistory.net. Retrieved on 10 August 2015.
Bibliography[]
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- Maurizio Casarola, Lo chiamavano Sina, Nordpress Edizioni, 2007.
- Mario Bazzi, Il gigante buono, Tipografia Commerciale Prini & C., Como.
- 1884 births
- 1916 deaths
- Italian male rowers
- Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor
- Italian military personnel killed in World War I
- Sportspeople from Como
- European Rowing Championships medalists