Carmine Abbagnale (born 5 January 1962 in
Pompei
Pompei (; nap, Pumpeje, ) or Pompeii (, as in the name of the ancient city) is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy, home of the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Histo ...
) is an Italian competition
rower and Olympic champion.
The Abbagnale brothers are the older brothers of the three-time Olympic champion
Agostino.
Biography
Abbagnale received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with
Giuseppe Di Capua (cox) and his older brother
Giuseppe
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...
, at the
1984 Summer Olympics in
Los Angeles
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,
["1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Rowing"]
databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on 13 May 2008. and again at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul
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.
["1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Rowing"]
databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on 13 May 2008. The crew won silver medals at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona
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behind another pair of brothers,
Greg and
Jonny Searle.
["1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Rowing"]
databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved on 13 May 2008.
See also
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Italy national rowing team
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Italian male rowers
Olympic rowers of Italy
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in rowing
World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Thomas Keller Medal recipients
People from Pompei
Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing
Sportspeople from the Province of Naples