Nicolò Vittori (13 March 1909 – 26 May 1988) 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 ...
who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics and in the
1936 Summer Olympics.
Vittori was born in
Izola
Izola (; it, Isola ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic coast of the Istrian peninsula. It is the seat of the Municipality of Izola. Its name originates from Italian ''Isola'', which means 'island'.
History
An ancient Roman ...
in 1909, which at that time belonged to
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
. After WWI, the town was part of Italy and Vittori represented that country. In 1928 he won the gold medal as member of the Italian boat in the
coxed four event. Eight years later he was part of the Italian boat which was eliminated in the
repêchage
Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...
of the
coxed four competition.
References
1909 births
1988 deaths
People from Izola
Italian male rowers
Olympic rowers of Italy
Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
European Rowing Championships medalists
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