Enrico Bruna (11 November 1880 – 7 February 1921) was an Italian rower.[1]

Enrico Bruna
Personal information
Born(1880-11-11)11 November 1880
Venice, Italy
Died7 February 1921(1921-02-07) (aged 40)
Venice, Italy
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBucintoro Venezia
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Italy
Intercalated Games
Gold medal – first place 1906 Athens Coxed pair (1000 m)
Gold medal – first place 1906 Athens Coxed pair (1 mile)
Gold medal – first place 1906 Athens Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1910 Ostend Single scull
Silver medal – second place 1910 Ostend Double scull
Silver medal – second place 1910 Ostend Eight
Gold medal – first place 1911 Como Coxed pair
Inter-Allied Games
Gold medal – first place 1919 Paris Coxed four

Bruna was born in 1880 in Venice. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games (also known as the 1906 Olympic Games) in Athens where he won three rowing gold medals: in the coxed pair event over 1 km, in the same boat class over 1 mile, and in the coxed four.[2]

After WWI, he competed in the men's coxed four at the Inter-Allied Games outside Paris and won gold. He died two years later in Venice aged 40.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Enrico Bruna". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Enrico Bruna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.