Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937) 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 ...

and Olympic champion. Sgheiz was born in

Colico Colico ( Comasque: or ; la, Colicum) is a city in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda enters the lake. Colico is the most important city in the northern part of Lake ...

, Italy, in 1937. Luciano Sgheiz (born 1941) is his brother. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal with the coxed four. Later that year, he received a gold medal in

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ...

at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli and

Ivo Stefanoni Ivo Stefanoni (born 5 June 1936) is an Italian rowing cox and Olympic champion. Stefanoni was born in Mandello del Lario in 1936, and he rowed with GS Moto Guzzi. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, Stefanoni won a bronze medal with the ...

. At the 1957 European Rowing Championships, he won a gold medal with the eight. In the following year, he regained the European championship title with the eight. He received a bronze medal in the

at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

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. At the

1961 European Rowing Championships The 1961 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Vltava (Moldau) in the Czechoslovakian capital Prague. The event for women was held from 18 to 20 August, and 9 countries competed with 32 boats. The event for men was he ...

, he won yet another gold medal with the eight. At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he won a silver medal with the

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

. At the

1964 European Rowing Championships The 1964 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Bosbaan regatta course in the Dutch capital Amsterdam. Women competed from 31 July to 2 August. Men competed the following week from 6 to 9 August. Men competed in all s ...

, he won a bronze medal with the coxless four. The same team came fifth at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

in the

competition. Sgheiz retired after the 1964 Olympics but returned to competitive rowing for the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, where he gained a fourth place with the

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* 1937 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Colico European Rowing Championships medalists Sportspeople from the Province of Lecco {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub