Alberto Winkler (13 February 1932 – 14 June 1981[1]) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.

Alberto Winkler
Personal information
Born(1932-02-13)13 February 1932
Castelbello-Ciardes, Italy
Died14 June 1981(1981-06-14) (aged 49)
Mandello del Lario, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1956 Coxed fours gold
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Australia Coxed four
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Bled Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1957 Duisburg Eight
Gold medal – first place 1958 Poznań Eight

He received a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli and Ivo Stefanoni.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Winkler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
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