Pietro Ruta

Pietro Willy Ruta (born 6 August 1987) is an Italian rower. He competed in the men's lightweight double sculls with Elia Luini at the 2012 Summer Olympics,^[2] and in the men's lightweight coxless four at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 4th.^[3]

Pietro Ruta

Personal information
Full name	Pietro Willy Ruta
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37) Gravedona, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	Lightweight single sculls, Lightweight double sculls, Lightweight coxless four, Lightweight quadruple sculls
Club	Marina Militare Sabaudia Fiamme Oro[1]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Italy Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 1 5 0 European Championships 2 2 3 Mediterranean Games 2 0 0 Total 5 7 4 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Lwt double sculls World Championships 2023 Belgrade Lwt quad sculls 2011 Bled Lwt single sculls 2017 Sarasota Lwt double sculls 2018 Plovdiv Lwt double sculls 2019 Ottensheim Lwt double sculls 2022 Račice Lwt double sculls European Championships 2010 Montemor-o-Velho Lwt quad sculls 2020 Poznań Lwt double sculls 2019 Lucerne Lwt double sculls 2022 Oberschleißheim Lwt double sculls 2017 Račice Lwt double sculls 2018 Glasgow Lwt double sculls 2021 Varese Lwt double sculls Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Ltw single sculls 2018 Tarragona Lwt double sculls

He won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Stefano Oppo.^[4]

Biography

At the World Championships, he won a silver medal in the men's lightweight double sculls in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and in the men's lightweight single sculls in 2011.^[5]

References

1. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Canottaggio" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
2. "Pietro Ruta Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
3. "2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA – (LM4-) Lightweight Men's Four – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
4. "Rowing RUTA Pietro". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
5. "2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Bled, SLO – (LM1x) Lightweight Men's Single Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

External links

• Pietro Ruta at World Rowing
• Pietro Ruta at Olympics.com
• Pietro Ruta at Olympedia
• Pietro Ruta at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Pietro Ruta at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
• Pietro Ruta at Fiamme Oro