Aldo Dezi (born 27 June 1939) is a retired

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er who won a C-2 1000 m silver medal at the

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, when he was paired with Francesco La Macchia. Their victory gave Italy its first medal in canoeing.

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* * 1939 births Living people People from Castel Gandolfo Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Canoeists of Marina Militare Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-canoe-bio-stub