Angelo Vanzin (8 February 1932 – 22 May 2018)[1] was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Alberto Winkler, Franco Trincavelli and Ivo Stefanoni.[2]

Angelo Vanzin
Personal information
Born8 February 1932
Lierna, Italy
Died22 May 2018(2018-05-22) (aged 86)
Lierna, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Bled Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1957 Duisburg Eight

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References edit

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Angelo Vanzin".
  2. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 14 May 2008)

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