Franco Sancassani
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lecco, Italy | 12 April 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing Skyrunning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Marina Militare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franco Sancassani (born 12 April 1974) is an Italian rower. He is the brother of fellow rower and World Championships gold medalist Elisabetta Sancassani.
Biography
Sancassani was part of the team which finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He largely specialises in lightweight and sculls events and has won nine gold medals at the World Rowing Championships. In 2013 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Oscar del remo (awards honouring Italian rowers).[1]
References
- ^ "Oscar del remo 2013 a un atleta della Marina Militare". marina.difesa.it. 30 September 2013.
External links
- Franco Sancassani at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franco Sancassani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
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