Andrea Parenti (born 26 April 1965 in
Casalecchio di Reno
Casalecchio di Reno ( Bolognese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.
History
Casalecchio's name is derived from ''Casaliculum'' ("collection of little houses"), and from the presence of ...
), is an Italian
archer
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...
.
Biography
Andrea Parenti won bronze medal with the Italian men's team at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
, he also participated to two others editions of the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
(1988 and 1992).
He won also a silver medal at the
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
(1995).
Olympic results
See also
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Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Medalists
References
External links
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Andrea Parentiat
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1965 births
Living people
Italian male archers
Olympic archers for Italy
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in archery
Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Archery Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Games gold medalists
World Games silver medalists
Competitors at the 1993 World Games
Competitors at the 1997 World Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in archery
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
20th-century Italian people