Franco Trincavelli (7 June 1935 – 9 November 1983) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''coxed fours'' 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 Alberto Winkler (13 February 1932 – 14 June 1981) was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the coxed four event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Angelo Vanzi ...

, Angelo Vanzin,

Romano Sgheiz Romano Sgheiz (born 28 June 1937) is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion. Sgheiz was born in Colico, Italy, in 1937. Luciano Sgheiz (born 1941) is his brother. At the 1956 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal wit ...

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 ...

."1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing"
(Retrieved on 14 May 2008) He received a bronze medal 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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1935 births 1983 deaths 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 Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Italy-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub