Ángel Fournier Rodríguez (31 December 1987 – 16 March 2023) was a Cuban

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He finished 12th in the quadruple sculls at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, 7th in the single sculls at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, then took the silver medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships. He was 6th in the single sculls at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, then at the

2017 World Rowing Championships The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida. Host selection During 2013, Plovdiv and Sarasota, Florida both applied to host ...

Sarasota, Florida Sarasota () is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Tampa Bay area, and north of Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, Florida, Punta Gord ...

, he won silver in the single sculls. Fournier died from a heart attack on 16 March 2023, at the age of 35.Fallece el remero cubano Ángel Fournier a causa de un infarto

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* 1987 births 2023 deaths Cuban male rowers Olympic rowers for Cuba Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Guantánamo Rowers at the 2007 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2011 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2015 Pan American Games World Rowing Championships medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists in rowing Pan American Games silver medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games {{Cuba-rowing-bio-stub