Tommaso Chieffi (born 20 December 1961) is an Italian professional

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He competed in 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 sec ...

. He sailed on ''Italia II'' during the

1987 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2nd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1987. The winner, Stars & Stripes, went on to challenge for and win the 1987 America's Cup. Teams Twelve syndicates from six countries (Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand ...

and was the navigator on '' Il Moro Challenge at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Twenty years later, Chieffi sailed with Team Shosholoza at the

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, t ...

World Championship Titles

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* * * 1961 births Living people Italian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Italy Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – 470 Il Moro Challenge sailors 1987 America's Cup sailors 1992 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors World champions in sailing for Italy 470 class world champions Farr 30 class world champions Swan 60 class world champions {{Italy-yachtracing-bio-stub