Piero Poli (born 9 October 1960) is an Italian competition

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 ...

and Olympic champion. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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, together with

Agostino Abbagnale Agostino Abbagnale (born 25 August 1966) is an Italian rower and triple Olympic gold medalist. He is the younger brother of multiple Olympic medalists Carmine Abbagnale and Giuseppe Abbagnale. Biography Abbagnale was born in Pompei. He won ...

Davide Tizzano Davide Tizzano (born 21 May 1968 in Naples) is a retired rower from Italy and a double Olympic gold medalist. He won his first gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, in the quadruple scull. Eight years later he formed a team with Agost ...

, and

Gianluca Farina Gianluca Farina (born 15 December 1962) is an Italian competition Rowing (sport), rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Davide Tizzano, a ...

."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Rowing"
(Retrieved on 13 May 2008) He is also a World champion: he won the bronze medal in ''quadruple sculls'' at the 1983 World Rowing Championship (Duisburg). In that year he was trained at the Pavia College Remiero.

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1960 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy People from Cairo Montenotte Sportspeople from the Province of Savona {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub