Andrea Re (born 15 November 1963) is an Italian lightweight rower. With eight gold medals at World Rowing Championships, he is one of the most successful rowers ever. He represented Italy at the

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in Atlanta, USA.

Biography

Re was born in 1963 in Pavia, Italy. He first competed at World Rowing Championships in 1983 when he came sixth as part of a lightweight men's four, partnered with Daniele Boschin, Paolo Marostica, and

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. He won his first medal—silver—at the

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in Montreal, Canada, with the lightweight men's eight. At the

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, Belgium, he won gold with the lightweight men's eight. He continued to win gold with the lightweight men's eight in

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in Nottingham, in

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in Copenhagen, in

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in Milan, in

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in Bled, in

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in Tasmania, and in

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in Vienna. 1992 was the last time that lightweight boat classes were not included at the

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, hence the lightweight men's eight competed at the

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in Montreal, Canada, where Re and his team came fifth. At the

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in Račice, Czech Republic, the lightweight men's eight won a bronze medal. At the

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, USA, the Italian lightweight men's eight again won bronze. After it was announced that men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four would be Olympic boat classes at the

, many nations put their best sweep-oar rowers in their lightweight men's four for the

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in Tampere, Finland. Accordingly, Re changed to the lightweight men's four and his team won gold. As the reigning world champions, the Italian lightweight four disappointed at the

in Atlanta, USA, and the team missed the A-final for an eventual eighth place. At the

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in Aiguebelette, France, the lightweight men's four came fourth. Re competed at two of the World Rowing Cups in 1998 before he retired. During his career, Re had competed for the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro and for CUS Pavia.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Re, Andrea 1963 births Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Rowers of Fiamme Oro Living people Sportspeople from Pavia