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Valerio Perentin
Valerio Perentin (12 July 1909 in Izola, Austria-Hungary – 7 January 1998) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the gold medal as member of the Italian boat in the coxed four event. Eight years later he was part of the Italian boat which was eliminated in the repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ... of the coxed four competition. References External links profile 1909 births 1998 deaths People from Izola Italian male rowers Olympic rowers of Italy Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Italy-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izola
Izola (; it, Isola ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast of the Slovenian Istria, Istrian peninsula. It is the seat of the Municipality of Izola. Its name originates from Italian language, Italian ''Isola'', which means 'island'. History An Ancient Rome, ancient Roman port and settlement known as Haliaetum stood to the southwest of the present town, next to the village of Jagodje, as early as the 2nd century BC. The town of Izola was established on a small island by refugees from Aquileia in the 7th century. The coastal areas of Istria came under Republic of Venice, Venetian influence in the 9th century. The settlement was first mentioned in writing as ''Insula'' in a Venetian document entitled Liber albus in 932 AD. It became definitely the territory of the Republic of Venice in 1267, and the centuries of Venetian rule left a strong and enduring mark on the region. The Venetian part of the peninsula passed to the Holy Roman Empire of the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |