Alessandro Bardelli (28 April 1914 – 24 August 2009) was an Italian

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. He competed at the

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with the men's eight where they were eliminated in the semi-final.

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1914 births 2009 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Varese Italian coxswains (rowing) European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub