Simone Raineri (born 7 February 1977 in

Bozzolo Bozzolo ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southwest of Mantua. Bozzolo borders the following municipalities: Acquanegra sul Chiese ...

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

) 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 received a gold medal in ''quadruple sculls'' at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, 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 ...

Rossano Galtarossa Rossano Galtarossa (born 6 July 1972 in Padua) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''quadruple sculls'' at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and A ...

, and

Alessio Sartori Alessio Sartori (born 13 November 1976) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. Biography He received a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Agostino Abbagnale, Simone Raineri, and R ...

."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Rowing"
(Retrieved on 13 May 2008)

References

External links

* 1977 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers of Italy Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from the Province of Mantua Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing Rowers of Fiamme Gialle European Rowing Championships medalists {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub