Vincenzo Capelli (born 26 October 1988) is an Italian

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 ...

. He competed in the men's four at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the men's eight event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. At World level, he finished won the coxed pairs at the 2011 World Championship with

Pierpaolo Frattini Pierpaolo Frattini (born 23 February 1984) is an Italian 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 usin ...

, coxed by Niccolo Fanchi and came third in the coxed pairs at the 2016 World Championships, with

Mario Paonessa Mario Paonessa (born 9 December 1990) is an Italian rower. A two-time World Championship medallist, he competed in the men's four at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Paonessa began rowin ...

, coxed by Andrea Riva. At European level, he finished second with the Italian men's eight at the 2012 European Championships.

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* 1988 births Living people Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy Rowers from Rome 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub