Giovanni Abagnale (born 11 January 1995) is 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 ...

. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. and the

coxless Pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...

at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. He won a silver medal at the

2017 World Rowing Championships The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida. Host selection During 2013, Plovdiv and Sarasota, Florida both applied to hos ...

in the coxless four. Abagnale is an athlete of the

Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare The Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare is the sport section of the Italian armed force, Italian Navy. Are part of the G.S. Marina Militare the athletes mainly of the water sports. History The first gold medal at the Olympic Games was won by th ...

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* 1995 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers of Italy Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Rowers of Marina Militare Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub