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Fulvio Balatti

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Fulvio Balatti
Personal information
Born(1938-01-03)3 January 1938
Mandello del Lario, Italy
Died28 October 2001(2001-10-28) (aged 63)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubGS Moto Guzzi
Medal record
Men's rowing
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Poznań Eight
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Eight
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Amsterdam Coxless four

Fulvio Balatti (3 January 1938 – 28 October 2001) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Mandello del Lario in 1938 and rowed for GS Moto Guzzi.[1][2]

At the 1958 European Rowing Championships, Balatti rowed for the eight and won gold.[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the Italian boat that won the bronze medal in the coxed four event.[1] At the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Balatti was back in the eight and won gold.[3] At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he was part of the coxless four that won silver.[4] At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, his coxless four won bronze.[4] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Italian boat that finished fifth in the coxless four event.[1]

Balatti died on 28 October 2001.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fulvio Balatti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Fulvio Balatti". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.