Antonio Rossi

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Antonio Rossi (born December 19, 1968) is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds (K-1 500 m: 1996, K-2 1000 m: 1996, 2000), one silver (K-2 1000 m: 2004), and one bronze (K-2 500 m: 1992).

Antonio Rossi

Rossi in 2004
Personal information
Born	December 19, 1968 (1968-12-19) (age 56) Lecco, Italy
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta K-1 500 m 1996 Atlanta K-2 1000 m 2000 Sydney K-2 1000 m 2004 Athens K-2 1000 m 1992 Barcelona K-2 500 m World Championships 1995 Duisburg K-2 1000 m 1997 Dartmouth K-2 1000 m 1998 Szeged K-2 1000 m 1993 Copenhagen K-2 1000 m 1994 Mexico City K-2 1000 m 1998 Szeged K-4 200 m 1997 Dartmouth K-1 500 m

Biography

Rossi was born in Lecco. As well as the Olympics, he has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven medals. This includes three golds (K-2 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998), three silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1993, 1994; K-4 200 m: 1998), and one bronze (K-1 500 m: 1997).

He was the Italian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rossi's wife, Lucia Micheli, competed in the K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His club is G.S. Fiamme Gialle.

See also

• Italy at the Olympics - Athletes with most medals
• Italy at the Olympics - Men gold medalist
• List of flag bearers for Italy at the Olympics