Mario Checcacci (29 April 1909 – 4 January 1990) 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 ...

who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He was born in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

in 1909. In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Italian boat in the Olympic men's eight event.

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Obituary for Oreste Grossi, the last surviving member of the silver medal-winning Men's eights team at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1909 births 1990 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Sportspeople from Livorno Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub