Filippo Mondelli (18 June 1994 – 29 April 2021) was an Italian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

, gold medallist at the

2018 European Rowing Championships The 2018 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships for European members of the International Rowing Federation (FISA) plus Israel. They were held as part of a new multi-sport European Championships at the Strathclyde Country Park n ...

and at the

2018 World Rowing Championships The 2018 World Rowing Championships were the World Rowing Championships held at the regatta course in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The event was held from 9 to 16 September. Events held were men and women's open class, lightweight class, and para-rowing. ...

in the men's quadruple sculls. In February 2020 he was reported to be suffering from

osteosarcoma An osteosarcoma (OS) or osteogenic sarcoma (OGS) (or simply bone cancer) is a cancerous tumor in a bone. Specifically, it is an aggressive malignant neoplasm that arises from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin (and thus a sarcoma) a ...

in his left leg. He died in

Cernobbio Cernobbio ( Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland and near the Lake Como. The highest peak is ...

in April 2021, at the age of 26.

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* 1994 births 2021 deaths Deaths from bone cancer Italian male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Sportspeople from Como Rowers of Fiamme Gialle Deaths from cancer in Lombardy {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub