Giovanni Zucchi

Giovanni Zucchi (14 August 1931 – 19 January 2021) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1956, 1960, and the 1964 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in 1960. He won five gold medals at European Rowing Championships.^[1]

Giovanni Zucchi

Personal information
Born	(1931-08-14)14 August 1931 Mandello del Lario, Italy
Died	19 January 2021(2021-01-19) (aged 89)
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Italy 1960 Rome Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1954 Amsterdam Coxless four 1956 Bled Coxless four 1957 Duisburg Eight 1958 Poznań Eight 1961 Prague Eight 1963 Copenhagen Coxless four 1964 Amsterdam Coxless four

Zucchi was born in Mandello del Lario.^[2]

At the 1954 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi won gold with the coxless four.^[3] At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi regained his European title.^[3] Later that year, he was a crew member of the Italian boat that finished fourth in the coxless four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2]

For the 1957 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi changed to the eight and won gold; he repeated this success at the 1958 European Rowing Championships.^[4] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal with the Italian boat in the coxed four competition.^[2]

For the 1961 European Rowing Championships, Zucchi was back in the eight and they won gold.^[4] At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he was part of the coxless four that won silver.^[3] At the 1964 European Rowing Championships, his coxless four won bronze.^[3] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Italian boat that finished fifth in the coxless four event.^[2]

References

1. "Mandello piange il suo grande campione Giovanni Zucchi".
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giovanni Zucchi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 29 December 2017.